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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Match the names of the animals to their pictures. Good for developing literacy skills in younger students who cannot yet read. Students match the words to their pictures, sounding out each letter ...
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This is ideal for the first lessons of the year, in order to get to know your students, and also to help them reflect about themselves. Moreover, they learn that nobody is intelligent or not, and ...
In the first exercise children are looking for different words from the topics "City" and "House". While doing it they repeat reading and writing these words. In the second exercise they write sen ...
These worksheets will help in the teaching of animal vocabulary to young learners. Good quality animal worksheets are an excellent material for kids' learning. This worksheet includes words and pi ...
There have been many years since Ian Wilmut successfully cloned Dolly. But what has happened since then? Many questions have been aroused. Should people be cloned? What are the consequences? Shoul ...
This worksheet was done to practice colours in a fun way. It contains very basic vocabulary so can be very useful in the first lessons to make students familiar with the necessary words and to pra ...
Multi-parts verbs are a hot potato and difficult to remember. This power point presentation illustrating phrasal verbs with "take" can serve the purpose of a mnemonic device for your students. The ...
This is a study sheet about vocabulary and food expressions that are used in a restaurant, when ordering and talking about food in general and taste. It is a great practice and help to use wh ...
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This handout includes an illustration of a plate. Students must think of a healthy meal. It can be a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner. They then draw their healthy foods on the plate and write w ...
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Dialogue with two people introducing themselves, saying their names, asking how they are and saying goodbye. There are gaps to complete with the words in the box. This activity can be used in the ...
A worksheet for a great listening practice based on the movie Notting Hill (Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts) to watch with pre-intermediate students or higher, adapted to the needs of adult elementary l ...
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