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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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Guess the Holiday: Saint Patrick's Day

Guess the Holiday: Saint Patrick's Day

Dyone
  Students have to guess the holiday from the description in this worksheet as the neither the name Patrick or the date March 17th are mentioned. It's written with EFL B1/B2 levels in mind ...
1 Views 7,536 Pre-IntInt
Contractions

Contractions

  Learn about word contractions with this three-page grammar guide. Page one and two contain pronouns and verbs (short form and long form), affirmative and negative contractions and includ ...
1 Views 11,013 Pre-IntIntAdv
St.Patrick's Day Traditions

St.Patrick's Day Traditions

Jeff Genet
  St. Patrick's Day – Learn the customs associated with this holiday in a fun English conversation lesson based on a YouTube video. It teaches vocabulary and phrases in context to im ...
1 Views 15,628 BegElemPre-IntInt
Describing Appearance

Describing Appearance

Jeff Genet
  This lesson uses observation and colorful illustrations to promote the importance of vocabulary by describing the appearance. Students read or listen to the passages, look at the picture ...
1 Views 15,758 BegElemPre-IntIntAdv
Word Building

Word Building

Silaeva July
  This word-building activity includes practising the most common suffixes and prefixes, both positive and negative. Tasks are suitable for pre-intermediate and intermediate students and c ...
1 Views 10,980 Pre-IntInt
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Are they happy or sad? Reader 3

Are they happy or sad? Reader 3

Helen
  Suitable for all ages and complete adult beginners, this booklet discusses present continuous verbs, pronouns, contracted pronouns, nouns and introduces ‘feelings’ to learn s ...
1 Views 12,165 Beg
Comparing animals

Comparing animals

  By learning the names of different wild and farm animals in this worksheet students improve their vocabulary while practising the comparative form of adjectives. The class write sentence ...
1 Views 18,585 Pre-IntInt
Virtual Classroom: Drama Universal Questions

Virtual Classroom: Drama Universal Questions

Digital Theatre Plus
  This resource includes a list of questions and tasks to guide your study of any play. Non-specific, it can be used with a wide variety of plays, tailored to specific works and used in th ...
1 Views 5,210 IntAdvExam
Describing Words ppt

Describing Words ppt

Mariyam
  This PowerPoint presentation is all about adjectives (describing words). Look at the picture clue and give the describing words then remove the boxes to reveal the next picture clue. It ...
1 Views 13,019 BegElem
Learning about the Combustion Engine?

Learning about the Combustion Engine?

  This set of vocabulary exercises is for college students and those learning technical professions connected to automobiles, tractors and the like. The exercises can be used separately an ...
1 Views 5,335 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
Learning And Teaching – Which Word Does Not Belong?

Learning And Teaching – Which Word Does Not Belong?

InfoDepot
  In this short worksheet, groups of words about teaching and learning are provided. Students must determine the one word in each group that does not belong and explain why.
1 Views 6,340 ElemPre-Int
Talking about you

Talking about you

Sławomir Szostak
  Use the 18 questions on this easy worksheet as an activity to get your students talking. Students can work in pairs or work with students one on one. The questions are targeted at A1 or ...
1 Views 9,840 ElemPre-IntInt
Idioms – Amazing things to have (body parts)

Idioms – Amazing things to have (body parts)

Barbora
  This collection of 10 idioms describes a body part, e.g. a green thumb, and shows the amazing things you can have. Suitable for self-study, there are three exercises: guess the meaning, ...
1 Views 11,250 Pre-IntInt
Clothes Idioms

Clothes Idioms

  This grammar guide of idioms contains expressions relating to everyday clothing and accessories and includes definitions and example sentences with a few illustrations. Easy to read, it& ...
1 Views 10,674 Pre-IntIntAdv
Demonstratives – This, that, these, those

Demonstratives – This, that, these, those

  We use demonstrative pronouns like this and these to refer to people/things that are near us. We use that and those to refer to people/things that are NOT near us. Students choose t ...
1 Views 24,668 Elem
Rhymes Match

Rhymes Match

Helen Close
  Learn how to pronounce rhyming words when the spelling is different by matching lists of rhyming words to their pronunciation. Students need to listen carefully to hear the correct match ...
1 Views 18,442 Pre-IntIntAdv
Jobs double puzzle

Jobs double puzzle

Marlis
  This puzzle can be used for warm-up activities or as a filler (fourth- fifth grade Primary School) to test spelling and review the vocabulary on "jobs". Students will unscramble the clue ...
1 Views 8,718 Elem
A Conversation about Work Routines

A Conversation about Work Routines

Jeff Genet
  A fun and interactive way to get students talking about their jobs and everyday work routines. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/WNbgkX2XKGg and have students answer the questions. It in ...
1 Views 17,444 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam
Valentine

Valentine

HELENA Gomes
A worksheet with elementary vocabulary for Valentine's Day.  It can be used to introduce basic vocabulary on the subject and as warm up activity.  Students can learn and practice vocab ...
1 Views 10,380 Elem
Dolphins

Dolphins

  Watch the video about dolphins then read the poem and find the answers to the questions. There are 10 exercises that include adjectives, choosing and unscrambling words and mat ...
1 Views 5,026 ElemPre-Int
Idiom Quiz - 8 Common Idioms

Idiom Quiz - 8 Common Idioms

James A Cuddy
  This Powerpoint Presentation will help students get to know eight common idioms and their meaning. An idiom is presented with multiple choice options for its possible meaning. Your stud ...
1 Views 12,866 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
What a Wonderful World

What a Wonderful World

Vocabulary,
  This is a worksheet about the song ‘What a Wonderful World’. There is a link to watch the video with the lyrics of the song. I made eight exercises. You can watch the video a ...
1 Views 10,556 ElemPre-Int
Family members wordsearch

Family members wordsearch

Margarita
  This quick and easy wordsearch is ideal for adult elementary students, children or teenagers. It's also perfect as an introduction, reinforcement or revision material and makes a wonderf ...
1 Views 18,390 BegElem
Sports Analogies Worksheet

Sports Analogies Worksheet

An analogy is a comparison between one thing and another. Students complete each sports analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line. Example: SPRINT is to SHORT as MARATHON is to ____ ...
2 Views 17,087 Elem
How Many Words? Coronavirus Worksheet

How Many Words? Coronavirus Worksheet

This worksheet is an excellent resource to get your child thinking, improve their writing skills and build their vocabulary. Students write as many words as they can using the word 'coronavirus'. ...
2 Views 29,228 Elem

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