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.
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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This is a taboo game with words connected with computers (hardware, software, the problems which computer users might face). You can use it as a warm-up exercise for intermediate learners, or to p ...
This worksheet is a very simple material for kids (primary school). They can practice their handwriting and match the words. It's about school objects, a very simple vocabulary (desk, ruler, erase ...
This worksheet contains a Sudoku about Easter. Students have to complete the grid as if they were playing Sudoku (with words instead of numbers). Every row, column and mini-grid must contain all n ...
The object of the game is to get the soccer ball through all of the boxes and into the net at the end by finding a path of long vowels. The maze is started for students so that they don't get conf ...
This presentation is based on students' research on the topic"Different Cultures". It is a multiple-choice quiz questions about their knowledge of traditions in different countries.It can be used ...
This PowerPoint Presentation is about such a mental disease as kleptomania. Here you can find the main information about it (what is kleptomania, what causes kleptomania, what to do with kleptoman ...
This an Earth Day worksheet for mid-level students ESL students. It's perfect for groups of 3-4 students. The idea is to practice concepts learned about the environment by making a poster, 3-fold ...
This an Earth Day worksheet for upper level students ESL students. It's perfect for groups of 3-4 students. The idea is to practice concepts learned about the environment by making a poster, 3-fol ...
This is a Powerpoint presentation to introduce some Burger Foods, like french fies, soda, mustard, etc to begginers. This presentation has pictures and the food's names. You can use thi ...
This is a blank chart for students to fill in with example words for each vowel sound. I find it useful for regular review of vowel sounds with my students of all different levels -- we often put ...
This worksheet is for practicing "ee" and short "i" sound minimal pairs. I made it for a Spanish-speaking ESL student who has difficulty distinguishing between vowel sounds -- particularly "ee" a ...
Worksheet focuses on vocabulary for Advertising and Marketing. The activity is organized around "Mad Men" TV Series part of Episode 1 (available online). The episode demonstrates challenges in ad ...
A simple worksheet about animals for primary school. It includes colours and basic adjectives (happy, sad, fat, thin, etc). Item number 1: complete with the name of the animal and paint it with th ...
Movies and the Movie Industry was initially a presentation for interactive boards and not only. Younger and older students are interested in the topic as most of them enjoy watching films either a ...
Marriage and Divorce is a stimulating topic for singles, married and divorced ones. Everybody likes talking about relatiotnships and giving tips about the good ones or giving advice about the bad ...
Body Language was initially a presentation for interactive boards, but it can be used in any other way. Most of the times our body language reveals truths or lies. Different gestures have differe ...
Simple letter I worksheet for early beginners. Introduces the words: ice cream, igloo, ink and Iron Man. Appropriate for new students practicing their writing skills on ruled lines. Includes som ...
Dialogue about a person at the airport. In this worksheet students will be able to practice, role-play and rehearse what may happen at an airport. They can even extend the activity by imagining wh ...
Worksheet ideal for using with elementary level. It's about filling the gaps of a Rihanna's song: Umbrella. Very basic vocabulary. Ideal for using as a whole class activity, by stopping the song t ...
My young students are always interested to read the 'up-to-date' reading materials. When I gave them this passage, I learned more from them than they did from me. I learned the 'up-to-date' textin ...
Reading a story about a famous person is always fascinating. My students were proud to know that Barack Obama once lived in Indonesia. A very easy reading material for my EFL students. My students ...
As we had the Day of Space I thought it would be nice to make a small word search with some words connected with space. The worksheet includes some really sophisticated words, so I wouldn't recom ...
This is a Powerpoint Presentation about Easter, with words related to Easter and spring. Students have to look at the pictures and choose the correct option. Some of the words are about Easter sym ...
It is the second part of dialogues on topic "Renting the car". There are dialogues in the worksheet. The students are to insert the verbs into the first dialogue, complete the second dialogue with ...
This worksheet helps you to practice the weather, it has funny little drawings about different weathers in Mexico such as cloudy, sunny, rainy and windy (depending on the state, of course). Studen ...
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