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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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Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Dragon)

Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Dragon)

This worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write a creative story to go along with it. This resource can be used when teaching children about Chinese New Year or as a creative writing ...
4 Views 7,154 Elem
Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Rabbit)

Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Rabbit)

This worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write a creative story to go along with it. This resource can be used when teaching children about Chinese New Year or as a creative writing ...
2 Views 4,508 Elem
Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Tiger)

Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Tiger)

This worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write a creative story to go along with it. This resource can be used when teaching children about Chinese New Year or as a creative writing ...
2 Views 6,636 Elem
Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Ox)

Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Ox)

This worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write a creative story to go along with it. This resource can be used when teaching children about Chinese New Year or as a creative writing ...
2 Views 5,747 Elem
Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Rat)

Chinese New Year - Story Starter (Year of the Rat)

This worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write a creative story to go along with it. This resource can be used when teaching children about Chinese New Year or as a creative writing ...
2 Views 5,158 Elem
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Set of Flashcards - Chinese New Year

Set of Flashcards - Chinese New Year

This set of 20 flashcards can be used when teaching students about Chinese New Year. They can be printed onto card or paper and laminated. A matching game can be played by printing off two sets of ...
5 Views 21,172 Elem
Do You Know These Countries?

Do You Know These Countries?

The worksheet is a world map with links and a list of countries. The main task is to read the names of continents and countries, make a guess where they are on the map and try to fill the links. N ...
4 Views 10,817 Elem
Clothes- What Is He Wearing?

Clothes- What Is He Wearing?

Easy task for children about clothes, colour and occupations. The are characters, each is wearing different parts of clothes in various colour. Children are asked to take a close look and describe ...
12 Views 39,642 Elem
Burns Night Crossword Puzzle

Burns Night Crossword Puzzle

This is a crossword puzzle about Scotland and Burns Night (answer key included). Your students will have fun testing their knowledge on Scotland and on Burns Night. There are fourteen clues for fo ...
4 Views 13,513 ElemPre-IntInt
William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror

This worksheet is about the conquest of England by William the Conqueror. Students have to look at the pictures from the Bayeux Tapestry, there is a gap-filling activity. Students learn about the ...
14 Views 14,481 Pre-IntIntAdv
Technology Webquest / Project

Technology Webquest / Project

This is a pre-intermediate - intermediate webquest or project which can be completed over a few lessons. The students can do this as a classroom activity or it can be given as homework. The studen ...
9 Views 18,491 Pre-IntInt
Peace Discussion Questions

Peace Discussion Questions

Like the other worksheets about love and joy, this worksheet focuses on things related to personal peace. There's a definition of peace, an idiom about peace, as well as a few discussion questions ...
5 Views 14,263 Pre-IntIntAdv
Movie Worksheet: The Art of Choosing - TED Talk

Movie Worksheet: The Art of Choosing - TED Talk

Listening comprehension with transcript and questions using a TED talk by Sheena Iyengar. I use it when I am looking at preferences with students. Also useful for practice with different accents a ...
5 Views 17,353 AdvExam
Movie Worksheet:Talking about Photographs

Movie Worksheet:Talking about Photographs

This worksheet is based on a dialogue I found on Youtube. A man and a woman talk about their photographs. There is a gap-filling exercise in connection with the dialogue and some warm up activitie ...
4 Views 10,262 ElemPre-Int
Listening Quiz

Listening Quiz

This quiz is designed for elementary level and beginner students. It consists of six pictures. Students hear five short texts about free time activities.They match the pictures with the texts. For ...
4 Views 9,045 BegElem
Jobs Rebus

Jobs Rebus

I use this worksheet to introduce new words connected with the topic "jobs" and to revise vocabulary my students already know. Each picture represents a word; students have to write down the first ...
4 Views 10,562 Beg
Countries and Nationalities

Countries and Nationalities

I use this worksheet to revise the names of countries and nationalities. It can be used on condition that your students recognise flags of the countries. The flag appears first. If it's too diffic ...
16 Views 38,190 Beg
Taboo Game

Taboo Game

That is a typical taboo game where students must explain the word on the top not using the rest of the words on the card. This game can be used with students of intermediate or upper-intermediate ...
9 Views 52,256 IntAdv
Winter Activities

Winter Activities

There are 15 slides in this PPT with 15 different winter activities. Students have to look at the picture and choose the correct option. They can learn or revise vocabulary related to winter activ ...
20 Views 36,713 ElemPre-Int
Technology - Picture Dictionary and Reading Comprehension

Technology - Picture Dictionary and Reading Comprehension

The worksheet focuses on technology vocabulary. One exercise is to match the word with the respective picture. The second exercise is to try to identify the title for each extract. And the third ...
21 Views 50,866 IntAdv
The British Royals

The British Royals

This worksheet is about the British Royal Family from Elizabeth II to Prince George. Pupils have to read and answer questions about the members of the Royal Family. There's also a guessing game. T ...
15 Views 22,149 ElemPre-IntInt
The British Royal Family Tree

The British Royal Family Tree

This worksheet is about the British Riyal Family from Elizabeth II to Prince George, William and Kate's son. The family tree can be used to practise the words for family members, the possessive ca ...
19 Views 53,658 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
City vs Countryside PPP

City vs Countryside PPP

My presentation was inspired by this one: ttp://busyteacher.org/18191-country-and-town-powerpoint.html I've only edited the pictures (so, they have no those lines from online picture stores) ...
14 Views 18,730 Elem
Giving Directions

Giving Directions

I use this worksheet to practise giving directions and using prepositions of place, to revise the names of places in a town or city. I have designed a map that can be used for pair work, asking ea ...
40 Views 87,039 Elem
Letter N PowerPoint

Letter N PowerPoint

This PowerPoint introduces letter N n. It is appropriate for L2 beginners who are learning alphabet, specially children. The learners learn some new words with N through some pictures. All Ns are ...
5 Views 18,932 BegElem

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