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Learning vocabulary is essential for learning any language, but it can be difficult to memorize without resources. Busyteacher.org offers 14,321 printable vocabulary worksheets in several different categories, all of which are great for you to use with your students.


Vocabulary is a key component in helping students with word building. More often than not, students become stuck when speaking about their interests or jobs because they don’t know enough vocabulary to express themselves. Using these worksheets as a resource will help them build sentences as they learn to use the English language with ease. When used as homework assignments, these worksheets will make sure that students continue to use the words learned in the classroom at home, and get the extra practice they need to progress in their learning.


With 14,321 vocabulary worksheets available, you can find material on a wide range of topics relating to your lesson or students’ needs below - including business, medical, animals, holidays, and many more. You’ll also find worksheets on idioms, colloquialisms, phrasal verbs, and even slang vocabulary.


These worksheets can be used in the classroom in many different ways. Role play is one effective way to teach vocabulary: you can place students in a specific scenario and have them use the vocabulary on these worksheets to act out a relevant situation. Another effective way to teach vocabulary is by introducing the vocabulary words in a game setting, such as a matching game, a bingo game, or a team-based game.
The worksheets below come in many different styles. Some include cartoon characters to identify colors, some are simple fill-in worksheets, some are song worksheets, some are quizzes, some are in list form, and you'll also find many other types . This variety gives you a lot of options for creating a dynamic and fun lesson, and your students will appreciate the variety, too.


The worksheets are also grouped into “recommended,” “most popular,” and “recently added” categories – and they're also level-specific, ranging from beginner to advanced. This makes it easy for you to determine whether or not a given worksheet can be used in your lesson. If you're not sure about what a certain worksheet contains, just click on the thumbnail to preview the entire worksheet before downloading it.


You don't have to register or subscribe to download any worksheet. They're all free to download, and free to use in your lessons. Plus, every single one of these worksheets is created and submitted by fellow ESL teachers, which means they're tested and proven in real ESL classroom environments. In fact, if you have a vocabulary worksheet that you've found to be especially effective in your lessons, you can submit it to BusyTeacher.org. At the bottom of this page, click on “Submit a worksheet” to upload your worksheet for other ESL teacher around the globe to use!


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Comparatives and Superlatives (Test and Key)

Comparatives and Superlatives (Test and Key)

This worksheet can be used to test your students on comparative and superlative adjectives. It includes a short reading, a writing section and vocabulary related to animals. I also give you the ke ...
8 Views 25,527 Pre-IntExam
Movie Worksheet: Ratatouille (Movie Trailer)

Movie Worksheet: Ratatouille (Movie Trailer)

A (visual) listening activity with a movie trailer (Ratatouillle). For pre-intermediate learners (teenagers or adults) and activities for the 3 phases (pre-listening, listening, post-listening). L ...
8 Views 28,568 Pre-Int
Cloze Exercise - Teeth and Eating

Cloze Exercise - Teeth and Eating

This cloze activity can be used as an extra resource when teaching students about teeth and eating. There are 10 sentences to complete. Students read the sentences and fill in the missing words fr ...
8 Views 20,179 Elem
Reading Comprehension - Sun Bear

Reading Comprehension - Sun Bear

This reading comprehension includes some interesting facts about the sun bear. Did you know that the sun bear is the smallest member of the bear family? Students read through the article and answe ...
9 Views 14,817 Elem
The House

The House

This worksheet is about the vocabulary of the house (parts of the house and furniture). Kids can learn vocabulary in a fun way. The activities are very easy, so it is indicated for young children ...
11 Views 25,839 Beg
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Crime Word Search

Crime Word Search

Another word search but with nouns and more general terms. I use it to have the students find the word themselves and then go through the list to ensure they know the meaning of the words in the c ...
3 Views 15,148 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: How I Met Your Mother (Subway Wars)

Movie Worksheet: How I Met Your Mother (Subway Wars)

This worksheet is based on the episode "Subway Wars" of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (Season 6, Episode 4). Students watch and answer the questions in the worksheet. It also contains topics fo ...
6 Views 20,136 Adv
Describe a Room ( French)

Describe a Room ( French)

This is a written group work (7 different worksheets). Pupils have to look at the bedroom and describe it using there is/ there are and prepositions. It is designed for French pupils as the task i ...
3 Views 15,584 ElemPre-Int
Job Adverts (Fake) and Interview Questions

Job Adverts (Fake) and Interview Questions

The worksheet includes 7 different job adverts and two sets of job interview questions to help provide students with a focus and springboard for "Job Interview" practice. I used the materials in ...
15 Views 60,416 Pre-IntIntAdv
Movie Worksheet: The Indian in the Cupboard

Movie Worksheet: The Indian in the Cupboard

Level : Pre-intermediate. Skills : Listening/Speaking/Writing Instruction : the students are divided into a group of 4. The worksheet is given to each student. They will watch 'The Indian ...
3 Views 17,695 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: The Time of Our Lives

Movie Worksheet: The Time of Our Lives

In this activity students first watch the video and then they work on comprehension activities. You can use this video clip to practice countries and nationalities, information about football play ...
4 Views 17,264 BegElem
Formation of Past Simple

Formation of Past Simple

This is a power point presentation on the formation of past simple. It was prepared for the primary school pupils in order to revise the past simple tense. It includes simple examples in all the f ...
2 Views 19,651 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: Futurama, Season 1, Episode 1 (Relative Clauses)

Movie Worksheet: Futurama, Season 1, Episode 1 (Relative Clauses)

This was made in response to the request of my teenage upper- intermediate class to 'watch Futurama' at the end of their 3 hour Saturday lesson. The first page is designed as a quick whiteboard/ a ...
4 Views 16,662 IntAdv
Movie Worksheet: Before Sunset - Phrasal Verbs

Movie Worksheet: Before Sunset - Phrasal Verbs

I´m sharing this activity to work on phrasal verbs with intermediate students. This task was developed in the context of relationships, and that´s why I chose this great movie: Before ...
4 Views 12,428 Int
Betty Botter- Visual Tongue Twister Activity

Betty Botter- Visual Tongue Twister Activity

This worksheet makes use of the Betty Botter Tongue Twister to help students with pronunciation. It includes a brief minimal pair practice in which students must match the words to their phonetic ...
15 Views 50,740 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Australia, the Great Barrier Reef

Australia, the Great Barrier Reef

This worksheet is about Australia and the Great Barrier Reef. It includes a double puzzle about some animals you can see there, students have to match words with pictures, then they have to unjumb ...
7 Views 26,512 Elem
Reading Comprehension - Ollie the Octopus

Reading Comprehension - Ollie the Octopus

This short reading comprehension includes some interesting facts about Ollie the Octopus. My name is Ollie. I am an octopus. I have a very large head. Do you know how many arms I have? I have eigh ...
10 Views 13,849 Elem
Fruit and Vegetables Memory

Fruit and Vegetables Memory

This game involves vocabulary practice about fruit and vegetables. Students have to match the pictures to the words. The rules for playing memory: mix up the cards, lay them in rows face down. Tur ...
8 Views 21,612 BegElem
Animal Memory

Animal Memory

This game involves vocabulary practice about animals. Students have to match the pictures to the words. The rules for playing memory: mix up the cards, lay them in rows face down. Turn over any tw ...
7 Views 15,199 BegElem
Fashion and Colour Happy Families Game

Fashion and Colour Happy Families Game

Vocabulary practice about colour and fashion. Students have to complete this game of happy families, by drawing pictures of the words written in red. Then they can start playing the game in groups ...
4 Views 22,615 BegElem
Food and Drinks Happy Families Game

Food and Drinks Happy Families Game

Vocabulary practice about food and drinks. Students have to complete this game of happy families, by drawing pictures of the words written in red. Then they can start playing the game in groups of ...
7 Views 24,673 BegElem
Personality Adjectives Exercises

Personality Adjectives Exercises

Lots of enjoyable exercises covering the most common personality adjectives in English are given through exercises. Firstly students try to find out if they are positive or negative. And then exer ...
9 Views 22,062 Adv
Environment - Reading Comprehension

Environment - Reading Comprehension

It's a short reading comprehension text about the environment. I''ve prepared it to be done as a test after teaching the environment topic. Reading comprehension questions,mastery of language acti ...
13 Views 81,508 Pre-Int
Movie Worksheet: Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

Movie Worksheet: Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

This is a multi-skill lesson plan incorporating reading, speaking, watching and a follow-up activity as homework assignment about the famous US president Abraham Lincoln. This lesson is based on L ...
6 Views 12,592 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
Earth's Day PPT

Earth's Day PPT

This is an informative powerpoint about Earth's Day, its origin and importance. It works as an introduction to the topic "Environment". You can use it for reading comprehension activities (just bu ...
9 Views 17,558 Int

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