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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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Homographs

Homographs

Homographs are introduced to students through examples with their phonetic script and proper pictures. Also their meanings are given so that students could understand the pronunciation difference. ...
5 Views 19,565 Adv
Body Part İdioms Exercises

Body Part İdioms Exercises

This powerpoint is only based on exercises which include body part idioms.It has different types of exercises and students try to find the most suitable answers.Students either complete the missin ...
4 Views 16,220 Adv
Body Part İdioms

Body Part İdioms

This powerpoint contains plenty of idioms which are freqently used in spoken language.And the pictures which are choosen properly grab students' attention easily. I've used it in the class and I c ...
7 Views 10,117 Adv
Soccer Expressions and Vocabulary

Soccer Expressions and Vocabulary

This crossword puzzle helps the learners learn and practice basic common soccer vocabulary and expressions. I have tried to make the content of this activity different from that in the other works ...
9 Views 21,550 All
Variant Spellings of SH Sound in Noun Endings

Variant Spellings of SH Sound in Noun Endings

This PPT focuses on variant spellings of the SH sound in noun endings. I use it both to teach spelling and to arise students' awareness on correct pronunciation. The first slide shows the endings ...
2 Views 8,965 Pre-IntInt
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Computer Vocabulary

Computer Vocabulary

This worksheet in colour can be used to teach a few words related to computers and ICT technology. Students have to match the words with the pictures. It is an easy but useful activity. I hope you ...
7 Views 21,420 BegElemPre-Int
Activity - Idiomatic Expressions

Activity - Idiomatic Expressions

This is an activity to introduce students to some idiomatic expressions in English that can be considered weird by non-native English speakers. I suggest to use it as an extracurricular activity t ...
3 Views 21,020 Adv
Body Idioms

Body Idioms

In this powerpoint, lots of body part idioms which are commonly used in daily life are given through interesting and enjoyable pictures.Also it draws students' attention easily.I hope you will lik ...
5 Views 11,916 Adv
Interesting Facts - Gray Whales

Interesting Facts - Gray Whales

This article includes some interesting facts about the gray whale. Gray whales are baleen whales (filter feeders). They often look like crusty ocean rocks. This is because they are covered in para ...
5 Views 12,727 Elem
Tools Crossword Puzzle

Tools Crossword Puzzle

This crossword puzzle was made for 16-18-year-old college students, but it can be used for students of any age. The aim was to revise the names of tools. The workshee is black-and-white and contai ...
2 Views 10,268 ElemPre-Int
Basic Soccer Vocabulary

Basic Soccer Vocabulary

This is a simple word search worksheet about basic soccer terms and vocabulary. You can use it with any age group and across different proficiency levels to help the learners practice the spelling ...
4 Views 21,224 All
St Patrick's for Teens and Young Adults

St Patrick's for Teens and Young Adults

Here you'll find some cards including information about St Patrick's day. All of them are taken from history sources. It is very useful should you prepare a history and culture class about Ireland ...
6 Views 25,715 All
Song Worksheet: The Best Day by Taylor Swift (Mother's Day)

Song Worksheet: The Best Day by Taylor Swift (Mother's Day)

This worksheet is for an elementary level learner to practice listening and building new vocabulary (bold). It can be used to teach grammar concepts like superlatives or a lesson on Mother's Day. ...
5 Views 34,279 BegElemPre-Int
Italy vs Ireland

Italy vs Ireland

Here is a worksheet I created for my intermediate classes to make a comparison between my country (Italy) and Ireland, with details about politics, population, culture, geography. Then you can let ...
3 Views 10,273 Int
Musicians and Instruments

Musicians and Instruments

Students learn vocabulary connected to music. Students have to write the names of musicians under the pictures. They have also write sentences using verb 'can' and musical instruments, e.g. He can ...
2 Views 15,296 Elem
Making Plans

Making Plans

In class the students and I start the new topic "Making plans" with defining the (partial) learning objectives that make possible that we can make plans with our friends/our family or others. Thes ...
3 Views 21,008 ElemPre-Int
Clothes

Clothes

This worksheet contains the words that are commonly used in combination with clothes. That way it's easier for the students to memorize vocabulary and they learn in which common combination the wo ...
4 Views 10,540 ElemPre-Int
Business Idioms - PowerPoint

Business Idioms - PowerPoint

This PowerPoint presentation can be used for teachers of business English. For my lessons I like to add one or two of the slides as a part of the lesson. These were taken from a business idiom wor ...
6 Views 23,004 IntAdv
Some Interesting Facts about India

Some Interesting Facts about India

This worksheet helps students take a glimpse at India, this far-away country which we do not know very much about. The information provided is easy to digest, and hopefully makes students inspired ...
4 Views 11,340 Pre-IntInt
Revising Phrasal Verbs

Revising Phrasal Verbs

This is a simple worksheet for teaching or revising phrasal verbs at pre-intermediate level. There's an easy activity in which students are asked to insert the following phrasal verbs adequately,s ...
7 Views 18,911 Pre-Int
Letter to Santa

Letter to Santa

This is a letter to Santa which you can use for elementary students. It is colourful, so they will be happy to fill in and describe their wishes for presents. I used it with my students as a proje ...
7 Views 16,675 BegElem
Learn Soccer Vocabulary Word Search Game (Interactive PDF) Key

Learn Soccer Vocabulary Word Search Game (Interactive PDF) Key

This is the key to Learn Soccer Vocabulary Word Search Game (interactive PDF) learn English vocabulary related to soccer. Take this challenge and see if you can guess the right words. Read the clu ...
2 Views 10,909 IntAdv
Business Writing Essentials

Business Writing Essentials

This is a detailed presentation about business writing. Including formal letters and emails; correct usage of punctuation, spelling, number usage, layout guidelines, salutations and valedictions. ...
15 Views 45,925 IntAdv
Countable and Uncontable Food

Countable and Uncontable Food

I hope you can use this Powerpoint presentation to introduce countable and uncountable food nouns  and  to make the corresponding questions with how much + uncountable nouns and how many ...
16 Views 36,085 Pre-Int
Pulmonary and Respiratory Systems Trivia Quiz (3rd ESO)

Pulmonary and Respiratory Systems Trivia Quiz (3rd ESO)

Science. Question and answers cards about the pulmonary and respiratory systems. Usable in any trivia-type game activity, especially when class is divided into 3 or 4 teams. Stress-free way to rev ...
2 Views 10,807 Int

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