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 worksheet for teaching reporting verbs at pre-intermediate level. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to complete the sentences with said or told, complete ...
A typical gap-fill activity, aimed at young learners (9-10 y-o.). There are 3 worksheets. The first one can be used as a warm-up activity, to revise the vocabulary (telling the time, days of the w ...
This game is based on a TV program. You may work with any kind of vocabulary you wish, like TV programs, songs, artists, movies, etc and also you are able to adapt the game according to their leve ...
“L.O.V.E.” is a simple sweet song by M. Buble that I used as a part of my lesson plan for St. Valentine’s Day. In the song he explains the abbreviation LOVE which leads to a shor ...
You’ve probably heard more than once the question “Is the glass half-full or half-empty?” Well, I used it as a warmer for my lesson on different perspectives. 1) Bring a half-fil ...
This is a PowerPoint presentation about appearance for higher levels (intermediate, upper-intermediate). You may use the same pictures to give to your ss to practise describing appearances, just d ...
You can use simple words with ss complete beginners, I also deal with some vocabulary about feelings and family and friends. You can use the video to explain the subject. _________________________ ...
In this power point presentation students can see different carnival costumes. They have to look at the pictures and choose the correct option. Some of the most popular carnival costumes can be se ...
This double puzzle works to check some vocabulary comprehension of absolute beginners/basic level students when teaching them greetings (saying goodbye) and exchanging personal information (where ...
Unscramble the words. This worksheet is a fund activity for kids to practise spelling. Look at the pictures and unscramble the subjects math, english, geography, computer, art, music, science, che ...
This is a simple worksheet that will help students to practice the greetings by repeating each one of them. It is also a great tool for those students who are learning to differentiate the letters ...
This worksheet will help elementary students to consolidate body vocabulary. They can create sentences using the possessive case. There are two different activities in which students are asked to ...
This a simple worksheet for kindergarten to complete and color the fruit. I included the main fruit. The student needs to complete each fruit with its half and color them with the correct color. I ...
This is a nice activity for students of 4th year primary school to colour and complete about themselves on the first day of school. Teachers may change questions according to students' knowle ...
My aim with this vocabulary summary is to give my pupils a basic knowledge on a few topics we use every day. I tried to recollect the most commonly used words, expressions, collocations and use th ...
A thorough and comprehensive peer-editing or self-editing worksheet for essays that covers organization, quality introduction, conclusions, developed body paragraphs as well as grammar issues such ...
This sheet can be used for peer-editing or self-editing an essay. It's designed for beginners so it covers indenting at the beginning of a paragraph, capital letters and periods for sentences, spe ...
This is a very simple multiple choice activity for teaching or revising phrasal verbs at elementary level. Students are asked to complete the sentences given, filling in the blank spaces by c ...
This worksheet contains: Fill in the blanks activity with vocabulary about greetings. Pictures to recognize different times of the day. Activity to order sentences (personal questio ...
Here's the video that explains three basic techniques in advertising: ethos, logos and pathos. Watch the video first. Then do the tasks in the worksheet. But the most interesting to my mind part i ...
This worksheet will help your pupils revise the vocabulary of the topic "House" and practice the prepositions of place. It'll also prepare them for describing their own rooms. The tasks coul ...
That's always a great warmer or filler for topic "Shopping" or "Advertising/Brands". In the worksheet ss in groups have to match famous slogans with brands. Keys included.
The game "Who's the murderer?" introduces the crime scene and the victim. Then there are pieces of evidence and the list of suspects. Read the introduction to the ss. Place the strips with evidenc ...
This is practice for business English elementary level. The worksheet provides the active link to download the tracks; I wrote the questions for each of the two tracks and included the answers at ...
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