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.
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In this worksheet, students have to pick the appropriate word to fill the gap in this conversation between a travel agent and customer. Can also be used as a role-play activity. Target language/mi ...
I've created this exercise to practise 'have/has got' together with the vocabulary of animals. It is an easy exercise which can be used in various forms, such as for groups or for individual stude ...
It is a worksheet about vocabulary related to utensils that we use for cooking. This worksheet can be used for elementary students and it can be complemented with other worksheets about food in or ...
Vocabulary Quiz that suits Arab ss of the 7th grade and it can be used for 8th graders with strong students. The quiz contains the words and their meaning, also it contains writing sentences ...
These are three people´s opinions about the restaurant called "Captain's table". This reading is good for elementary students practicing simple past. They can also find some adjectives which ...
It is a boardgame for guessing jobs. Teacher can form groups of 3 students, provides them a dice and tell students they are going to guess the job where they land. This boardgame can be used as a ...
Students will enjoy listening to the song Taking Chances by Celine Dion. There are four activities your students can do. They will learn to organize details. They will learn new words and expressi ...
Students are asked to listen to Steve Job's mini biography. The exercises are best for upper-intermediate and advanced learners. They are excellent for learners who need to keep record of time and ...
This is a crossword puzzle on geometric notions. There is an answer key. It is good for revising shapes. I designed it for my 16-18-year-old technical students, but it can obviously be used with s ...
Another version of the Guess Who game, made to practice the following structures: What (sports/food) do you like?, How old are you?, When is your birthday?, Are you (Max)? To the left of the pictu ...
There you can see pictures with headings, your task is to find mistakes in headings, also you may cut out these pictures and use them for vocabulary revision. Next task with pictures is to find th ...
Very good activity to make your students talk and debate in the classroom. Speaking and writing skills are developed in this simple and fun activity, this worksheet can be done individually or in ...
A compound word is made up of two words that come together to make one new word. The words included on this worksheet are all associated with spring. Students are asked to draw a line from each wo ...
This is a reading activity that I have prepared for my pre-intermediate students. It contains two pages: the first one has a semi-authentic article from The Guardian (I have made a few changes in ...
Students should listen to the song and organize the stanzas according to the right version of the song. The worksheet is suitable for all types of levels, from beginners to more advanced stu ...
The thirsty Crow is a folk story . It's an inspirational story . It teaches young learners a moral lesson about preseverence, patience and passion for the things they want to do . This worksheet ...
I use this in the computer lab, so each student can watch the videos individually. It's not easy, so it's for advanced or upper-intermediate levels. I have adult students who are studying to becom ...
This worksheet is been planned to be used on Saint Valentine's day, but it can also be used anytime to teach some basic vocabulary or to illustrate one of the uses of "will". It can be used in 1st ...
This worksheet is based on the topic "Professions". You can use it during waming-up or while introducing new vocabulary to the pupils. You can show the picture to the pupils and their task will be ...
This worksheet is about hobbies and free time and clubs running in a school. Students learn vocabulary about hobbies, indoors and outdoors activities, after school activities. Then they have to do ...
This worksheet is about a festival in Scotland in January. Students can test their knowledge about Scotland and Burns Night, when and how it is celebrated in Scotland. There is a quiz containing t ...
This worksheet is about a festival in Scotland in January. Students can test their knowledge about Scotland and Burns Night. There are vocabulary games. Students have to situate Scotland on a map, ...
This is a reading comprehension worksheet for intermediate students on the topic teens and mobile phones. Students are asked to read the text, say if the statements are true or false and supp ...
It is a simple text about American holidays such as Independence Day, Labour Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and so on. The paper contains a short description of the holidays. It may be a reading ...
It is a power point presentation. The teacher can use it as an example for the students. They can describe their travel plans using photos and the vocabulary learned. They use the photos to prepar ...
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