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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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Vocabulary 3C

Vocabulary 3C

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 ...
2 Views 4,629 All
Vocabulary 3B

Vocabulary 3B

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 ...
2 Views 4,623 All
Vocabulary 3A

Vocabulary 3A

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 ...
2 Views 5,702 All
Movie Worksheet: Christmas in England

Movie Worksheet: Christmas in England

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 ...
31 Views 60,962 ElemPre-IntInt
Public Transport Early Reader and Activities

Public Transport Early Reader and Activities

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 ...
10 Views 31,135 Beg
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Movie Worksheet: Star Trek- The Next Generation (Opening Monologue)

Movie Worksheet: Star Trek- The Next Generation (Opening Monologue)

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 ...
4 Views 9,668 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam
Identifying Famous People

Identifying Famous People

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 ...
4 Views 15,139 BegElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Last Christmas

Song Worksheet: Last Christmas

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 ...
4 Views 9,978 Int
Vocabulary Game

Vocabulary Game

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 ...
4 Views 13,388 Adv
Test Your Prepositions 2

Test Your Prepositions 2

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 ...
11 Views 15,919 Adv
Movie Worksheet: Thanksgiving

Movie Worksheet: Thanksgiving

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 ...
6 Views 19,568 IntAdv
Household Chores

Household Chores

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 ...
8 Views 22,734 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: Putrid Pirates - The Pirate Rulebook Worksheet

Movie Worksheet: Putrid Pirates - The Pirate Rulebook Worksheet

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 ...
3 Views 9,372 Pre-IntInt
Nelson Mandela’s Death: Barack Obama Tribute

Nelson Mandela’s Death: Barack Obama Tribute

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 ...
12 Views 34,920 Int
Clothes

Clothes

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 ...
9 Views 11,438 BegElem
Classroom Objects

Classroom Objects

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 ...
6 Views 23,316 Elem
Global Communication Worksheet

Global Communication Worksheet

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 ...
13 Views 27,886 Pre-IntInt
My Superhero - Game

My Superhero - Game

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 ...
5 Views 16,484 ElemPre-Int
Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms and Antonyms

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 ...
5 Views 20,371 Adv
Movie Worksheet: Dreamcatcher

Movie Worksheet: Dreamcatcher

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 ...
6 Views 11,999 Pre-IntIntAdv
Past Participles Crossword

Past Participles Crossword

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 ...
8 Views 32,269 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Christmas Word Scramble

Christmas Word Scramble

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 ...
4 Views 9,298 Int
Listening Test - Volunteering

Listening Test - Volunteering

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 ...
5 Views 24,074 Int
Food Vocabulary (Beginners)

Food Vocabulary (Beginners)

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 ...
6 Views 20,040 BegElem
Movie Worksheet: Friends, Season 2, Episode 5 (Ross' B-Party)

Movie Worksheet: Friends, Season 2, Episode 5 (Ross' B-Party)

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 ...
2 Views 15,069 Pre-IntIntAdv

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