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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 2F

Vocabulary 2F

This worksheet is part of a set of 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
2 Views 8,585 All
Famous Quotes

Famous Quotes

This worksheet contains 10 quotes of famous people. The students match the quotes and the people, put the quotes into indirect speech and discuss the content. Thus the worksheet can be used as gra ...
15 Views 59,655 AdvExam
Advanced Vocabulary Test

Advanced Vocabulary Test

There are 90 questions in this exercise, all of which are with multiple choice questions. There are five choices in each question and the words are well-choosen and really challenging. The ones wh ...
9 Views 24,676 Adv
Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes

This powerpoint firstly explains the function of  prefixes and suffixes through suitable examples and there are lots of exercises related to them. Exercises are given in an enjoyable way wi ...
19 Views 51,249 Int
Family Members

Family Members

This is a handout, designed for pre-junior or junior students, aged  6-8. It can be used for practising, revising or even testing the vocabulary of 'Family Members'. Words included are t ...
7 Views 19,883 BegElem
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Reading Comprehension - Conservation

Reading Comprehension - Conservation

This worksheet includes some interesting facts and information about conservation. Animals and plants are dying out at an alarming rate. Throughout history living things have become extinct, mainl ...
12 Views 22,100 Elem
Reading Comprehension - Festivals

Reading Comprehension - Festivals

This elementary/primary worksheet includes some interesting information about festivals. Festivals and feasts are special times where people come together and celebrate. Students read through the ...
14 Views 79,260 Elem
Reading Comprehension - Marsh and Swamp Wildlife

Reading Comprehension - Marsh and Swamp Wildlife

This elementary/primary worksheet includes some interesting facts about marsh and swamp wildlife. Did you know that the freshwater areas of swamps and marshland are called wetlands? Students are a ...
7 Views 12,865 Elem
Vocabulary 2E

Vocabulary 2E

This worksheet is part of a set of 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
4 Views 11,079 All
Vocabulary 2D

Vocabulary 2D

This worksheet is part of a set of 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
5 Views 7,703 All
Vocabulary 2C

Vocabulary 2C

This worksheet is part of a set of 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
5 Views 10,018 All
Vocabulary 2B

Vocabulary 2B

This worksheet is part of a set of 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
5 Views 8,233 All
Vocabulary 2A

Vocabulary 2A

This worksheet is part of a set of 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sear ...
4 Views 11,825 All
Song Worksheet: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Michael Bublé

Song Worksheet: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Michael Bublé

It's a song worksheet based on Michael Bublé's song "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas". The main task is to fill in the gaps, first by identifying the pictures then by check ...
3 Views 15,820 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: TED- The Key to Media's Hidden Codes

Movie Worksheet: TED- The Key to Media's Hidden Codes

The worksheet is based on the TED talk by Ben Beaton "The Key To Media's Hidden Codes." I designed it for a group of general English upper-intermediate students. Before watching the talk, students ...
6 Views 26,584 AdvExam
Movie Worksheet: TED- What Physics Taught Me about Marketing

Movie Worksheet: TED- What Physics Taught Me about Marketing

This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Dan Cobley "What Physics Taught Me About Marketing." I used it with my Business English upper-intermediate group, when we covered the topic of marketing ...
8 Views 16,842 AdvExam
Movie Worksheet: TED - Reporting Crisis via Texting

Movie Worksheet: TED - Reporting Crisis via Texting

This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Erik Hersman "Reporting Crisis Via Texting." I created it for my Business English upper-intermediate group, when we covered the topic of crisis managemen ...
7 Views 15,515 AdvExam
Movie Worksheet: TED- Why Work Doesn't Happen at Work

Movie Worksheet: TED- Why Work Doesn't Happen at Work

This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Jason Fried 'Why Work Doesn't Happen At Work." It includes vocabulary activities, while-watching tasks (open-ended questions, True/False statements), and ...
11 Views 22,862 AdvExam
Movie Worksheet: TED - Less Stuff, More Happiness

Movie Worksheet: TED - Less Stuff, More Happiness

This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Graham Hill "Less Stuff, More Happiness." I created it for my intermediate group. It includes vocabulary pre-teaching and a while-watching task (T/F stat ...
14 Views 34,820 Pre-IntInt
How to Communicate with Americans

How to Communicate with Americans

This worksheet is a really good jumping off point for a discussion on cultural differences in communication. It's designed for an Austrian ESL class, but can easily be adapted. Students love heari ...
7 Views 15,811 Pre-IntInt
Tea Vocabulary (Wordsearch)

Tea Vocabulary (Wordsearch)

This is one more worksheet in the series devoted to tea and tea vocabulary. It's a wordsearch created with the help of this website and connected to the pdf presentation "Tea Vocabulary" and the s ...
2 Views 8,711 ElemPre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet:Thanksgiving (Friends)

Movie Worksheet:Thanksgiving (Friends)

Lesson based on episode of Friends 'The One with the Rumour' (S09E08). Before watching, a teacher asks students what they know about Thanksgiving and Friends. Then, while watching, teacher stops t ...
4 Views 14,801 IntAdv
Chracter Adjectives

Chracter Adjectives

This powerpoint has ten slides which introduces character adjectives with suitable pictures. Especially basic adjectives such as ambitious ,shy,outgoing etc. are choosen. Firstly the definition of ...
12 Views 10,627 Int
Advent Calendar - Christmas Activities

Advent Calendar - Christmas Activities

This Advent ñalendar contains 24 Christmas tasks, one for each day before Christmas. E.g. word search, matching, songs, noughts and crosses, and many other activities. The booklet consists of 17 p ...
45 Views 41,563 ElemPre-IntInt
Vocabulay 1E

Vocabulay 1E

This worksheet is part of a set of 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sea ...
6 Views 7,131 BegElemPre-IntInt

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