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 5 worksheets that form a vocabulary lesson that includes definitions, sentence usage, synonyms, and antonyms. The worksheets contain activities such as word sea ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Here's a worksheet that can be done with the episode of The Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space. Before you start your lesson, you can use KWL chart with kids about the Space and Planets. Once you ...
Recently I have come across this cool jeopardy template. At the beginning I wanted to create a serious jeopardy contest but it ended up as a light-hearted activity for December when everyone is th ...
Two crosswords for beginners. Students must find the correct word from the list and use it to do the crossword. They can also write the word under a corresponding picture. It is appropriate for pr ...
This worksheet is, actually, an addition to the Tea Song, a movie worksheet, which I had uploaded before. It's a presentation with the words frequently used when we speak about tea. Afterwards you ...
It is a set of exercises practicing reading rules of the letter "Uu". At first the brief explanation of reading rules of the letter "Uu" is given. Then six exercises are provided. The students are ...
This presentation gives your students basic vocabulary connected with travelling by plane. There are several pages with words you can translate to your own language, phrases connected with checkin ...
This worksheet is based on a poem in which the father gives some advice to his son how to become a real man. Some parts are extracted and students try to find the suitable words. In some parts the ...
Ideal for English conversational classes. Tell the students to sit back to back. Student A is the reporter. Student B is the runner. Student A will speak being a runner. Student B w ...
This is a song worksheet to practice family words. Students listen to the song and then they have to fill in the missing words for the lyrics. It also deals with the possesive case.Here is the m ...
An activity to work in groups. With this activity you can get to know your students better and they will learn a lot of vocabulary about hobbies and interests. It is a very good activity to motiva ...
This presentation is perfect for younger students to learn about the Gunpowder Plot & why Bonfire Night is celebrated. It begins with a link to a video of a fireworks display which acts as a w ...
Dear Busy Teachers, I hopefully believe that this quiz can help you to revise biographies of 5 well-known American writers such as M.Mitchell, E. Hemingway, T.Dreiser, J.Cooper and H.Longfell ...
I had some students that wouldn't speak at all so I invented this. I have used it for all levels (from teenagers up) and it is always good fun. Give students around 30 minutes to work together in ...
I have created this very simple worksheet for my elementary and false beginners students to develop their vocabulary on the topic sports. It's a simple wordsearch. For each word students must tick ...
A worksheet about the topic: penfriend and friendship. Students read the letter from Susan to Ian. Then are asked to complete the gaps with two verbs: be and have got. It could be used to revise t ...
This is a useful worksheet to use with primary school students and even adult beginners. The aim is to practise personal descriptions using "to be", "to have (got)", likes/dislikes and adjectives. ...
This is a vocabulary worksheet for teaching or revising consumerism related vocabulary. Recommended for intermediate students. Students are asked to fill in the gaps with words or expre ...
It is a conversation activity. I've used it with pre-intermediate and intermediate students that have some difficulties to speak. First I asked them what they have heard about it and then showed t ...
This worksheet can be used to teach children some animals and colors. It contains a picture with Simon's cat and his friends in open air. You can start with revising animals and, perhaps, imitatin ...
There are two examples for each letter. When teachers use this worksheet with students, they can write and draw at the same time. Basically, you can teach kids how to pronounce fir ...
A lesson for FCE or Advanced level groups, based on the 2002 TV programme of the same name seeking to determine the greatest ever Briton. Students do a few reading and listening activities to ensu ...
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