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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Are you looking for a nice Christmas activity for young students? This Christmas greetings card can be printed onto card and handed out to students to give to family or friends. There is an illust ...
Are you looking for a nice activity for young students at Christmas? This Christmas greetings card can be printed onto card and handed out to students to give to family or friends. There is an ill ...
Are you looking for a nice activity for young students at Christmas? This Christmas greetings card can be printed onto card and handed out to students to give to family or friends. There is an ill ...
Are you looking for a nice activity for young students at Christmas? This Christmas greetings card can be printed onto card and handed out to students to give to family or friends. There is an ill ...
Are you looking for a nice activity for young students at Christmas? This Christmas greetings card can be printed onto card and handed out to students to give to family or friends. There is a pict ...
Are you looking for a nice activity for young students at Christmas? This Christmas greetings card can be printed onto card and handed out to students to give to family or friends. There are lines ...
More body parts: this time there is a visual dictionary to practice the parts of the body. It can be used to revise the vocabulary of this topic. Words: eyes, head, hair, ear, mouth, bottom, leg, ...
Body parts: an activity to practice the parts of the body. It can be used to revise the vocabulary or like a test for younger students. Students will have to look at the picture and complete the b ...
A worksheet about phrasal verbs. This worksheet includes one matching activity where students are asked to match the phrasal verb with its definition. Four sentences provided under the activity gu ...
This worksheet contains images and descriptions of the most popular holidays. The pictures are coloured in bright colours and has pink background, making the worksheet 'friendly' and appealing to ...
A Christmas lesson for upper-primary students at roughly elementary or pre-intermediate level on the topic of festive food and drink. Includes a vocabulary input exercise and some reading, ending ...
This is a lovely and easy matching activity for teaching or revising Christmas related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to match the words given with the pictures. the ...
Reading task based on an article about Nelson Mandela. Students have to match the questions with the correct article piece. The task gives an overview of who was Nelson Mandela, what he did, whata ...
This is a crossword puzzle, there are definitions to read and words to write in the puzzle. Students also have to use some of the words to complete sentences. The topic is Christmas and how it is ...
An amusing thanksgiving presentation with comprehension questions based on two History channel videos. The presentation allows you to introduce the topic focusing on the real origin of the celebra ...
Students are asked to match some Christmas words with the pictures, find some other Christmas words in the word search, and colour a picture with a Christmas scene. The worksheet can be used for t ...
A crossword to revise animals vocabulary. Students have to identify the animals and write their names in the crossword. Look at the pictures and solve the crossword puzzle.This worksheet includes ...
This wordsearch aims to revise vocabulary related to Christmas. Students usually like doing wordsearch and in this way they can both learn new vocabulary and revise previously learnt vocabulary. V ...
This is another worksheet connected to the Window on Britain series. With the help of this worksheet students listening and writing skills can be developed as well as their knowledge about British ...
This worksheet is devoted to articles and can be used as a warm up or as a test for your students. It includes several common proverbs which many students were taught in their childhood, though I' ...
This worksheet was put together for Mother's Day. Besides honouring the mothers, students can practice the structures that are used to describe people (have/has got, to be) by describing the membe ...
This worksheet concentrates on building vocabulary in the topic of fashion. Students first get familiar with the new vocabulary with the help of the crossword. After completing the crossword they ...
This worksheet is part of a set of 6 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
This worksheet is part of a set of 6 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
This worksheet is part of a set of 6 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
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