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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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Commands

Commands

This worksheet will help your students to strengthen the commands learnt in your classroom. It will be useful for your students to recognize the directions given by the teacher. It contains the mo ...
9 Views 45,051 BegElem
Reporting Verbs: Say and Tell Worksheet

Reporting Verbs: Say and Tell Worksheet

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 ...
15 Views 43,434 ElemPre-Int
TV Schedule Gap-fill Activity

TV Schedule Gap-fill Activity

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 ...
7 Views 18,956 Elem
Password

Password

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 ...
8 Views 22,179 All
Song Worksheet: L.O.V.E. by Michael Buble

Song Worksheet: L.O.V.E. by Michael Buble

“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 ...
7 Views 19,151 All
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A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty? Warmer

A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty? Warmer

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 ...
16 Views 21,830 All
Appearance Vocabulary (Presentation for Higher Levels)

Appearance Vocabulary (Presentation for Higher Levels)

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 ...
18 Views 13,901 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: Hey Brother by Avicii

Song Worksheet: Hey Brother by Avicii

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. _________________________ ...
14 Views 23,706 BegElem
Carnival

Carnival

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 ...
17 Views 24,547 Elem
Everyday English Puzzle

Everyday English Puzzle

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 ...
5 Views 9,790 BegElem
School Subjects

School Subjects

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 ...
5 Views 35,800 Beg
Greetings for Kindergarten

Greetings for Kindergarten

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 ...
8 Views 76,238 Beg
Describing Favourite Characters

Describing Favourite Characters

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 ...
13 Views 11,310 Elem
Fruits

Fruits

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 ...
6 Views 39,511 Beg
Welcome Back Cards 4th Year

Welcome Back Cards 4th Year

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 ...
2 Views 9,948 BegElem
Summary of Basic Topical Vocabulary

Summary of Basic Topical Vocabulary

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 ...
21 Views 19,594 ElemPre-Int
Advanced Peer Editing Worksheet

Advanced Peer Editing Worksheet

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 ...
5 Views 26,580 AdvExam
Peer Editing Sheet for Beginners

Peer Editing Sheet for Beginners

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 ...
8 Views 48,825 Elem
Phrasal Verbs Elementary Worksheet

Phrasal Verbs Elementary Worksheet

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 ...
13 Views 67,457 ElemPre-Int
Greeting Activities (with Glossary for Spanish Speakers)

Greeting Activities (with Glossary for Spanish Speakers)

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 ...
5 Views 12,229 BegElem
Movie Worksheet: Persuasive Techniques in Advertising

Movie Worksheet: Persuasive Techniques in Advertising

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 ...
17 Views 40,779 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
My House and My Bedroom

My House and My Bedroom

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 ...
13 Views 19,359 Elem
Famous Advertising Slogans

Famous Advertising Slogans

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.
29 Views 83,082 All
Detective Game: Who's the Murderer?

Detective Game: Who's the Murderer?

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 ...
35 Views 134,773 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Listening Practice Market Leader 2nd Edition Placement Tests

Listening Practice Market Leader 2nd Edition Placement Tests

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 ...
5 Views 15,214 Elem

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