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 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 ...
This worksheet is based on the video This is Britain- Christmas.It includes an observation quiz, a recipe and a matching activity. Pupils learn the method to make mince pies and learn vocabulary f ...
A 4 page early reader and additional activities for review of sightwords and to introduce vocabulary for public transport. Sight words: a, the, see, I, look, at, can. Vocabulary:&nb ...
This is a very quick fill in worksheet. Just play the clip once all the way thru. Then play just the words again. Then hand out the worksheet and see if they can do it by memory. Once again, p ...
A worksheet to elicit students vocabulary - orally or in writing about identifying famous people. Students are given some pictures of famous people connected to various sports. Try to fill the tab ...
2 Word documents- student's worksheet and teacher's worksheet with answers and step-by-step instructions to carry out the lesson. The lesson was originally taught in a Greek classroom. Teenagers e ...
I prepared this powerpoint to revise the words that students learned before. It has two parts which are really enjoyable. In the first part the words are unscrambled and students try to find them ...
This worksheet has many questions measuring student's knowledge about prepositions and phrasal verbs. The questions have five alternatives,all of which are choosen carefully. Also the answer key i ...
This is just a link to a YouTube video by the Mental Floss channel that deals with 25 little known facts about this popular American holiday. Before watching the video you might want to brain ...
This worksheet is designed for training the vocabulary on the topic "Household Chores". Students should identify household chores they see in the pictures and then discuss the ones they like and d ...
I've used this worksheet to practise can/could and as an additional exercise to topics about pirates and history in general. Students should reflect on the questions from the worksheet before watc ...
I've just prepared this worksheet based on Obama's speech on Nelson Mandela's death to work with one of my students today. It should be precedeed by some brainstorming on his life. You can find th ...
A worksheet containing the basic clothes vocabulary. Cartoons coloured in bright colours are used, making the worksheet 'friendly' and appealing to young learners. The worksheet can be used as it ...
A fun activity to practise vocabulary skills. The task is simple and the students can complete it on their own, without any guidance - it helped me by keeping them busy while I had to prepare the ...
This is a worksheet for revising global communication related vocabulary at intermediate level. There are 2 different activities in which students are asked to match the columns and fill in t ...
This is a worksheet for a game about superheroes. Every st completes the worksheet including a drawing, inventing a name, the hero's strengths and his/her cryptonite. When finished, the teacher an ...
This powerpoint firstly gives lots of examples related to synonyms and antonyms. And then come exercise part comes which is more enjoyable than explanation one. Students are expected to find out i ...
I used this worksheet to introduce the topic 'Dreams' to my intermediate listening class. It is based on a news report about a guy who is a Native American descendant and makes dreamcatchers. The ...
It is a crosword containing past participles and infinitives of some common irregular verbs. The solution is "You have to learn irregular verbs by heart." Good as a warm-up, revision, excercise. I ...
Students will cut out and manipulate letters to make as many words as they can. After the students have a word, they write the word in the appropriate column at the bottom of the worksheet. Th ...
This is a listening test I made to my 11th grade students. They've been working on volunteering. As a grammar item we've explored "If only/I wish structures and phrasal/prepositional verbs. I used ...
This word puzzle was created for OUP New English File Beginners book. It contains 20+ food items and can be used as a follow-up after teaching vocabulary, or testing it, or refreshing at an ...
This is originally a worksheet for German learners. Before starting to watch the episode brainstorm birthday vocabulary. Then provide students with the list of questions. Afte ...
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