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.
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This is a power point presentation on Thanksgiving vocabulary. Students have to look at the pictures and choose the correct option, they can revise or learn some words about this holiday and trad ...
This worksheet is based on the video advertisement about Yorkshire tea. You can start with describing English tea traditions and the English passion about tea. Afterwards you could get to this wor ...
I created this activity to give some comic relief to my advanced business classes. I love this movie and I refer to it all the time when students complain about the trials and tribulations of offi ...
This is a Christmas themed pack of worksheets for odd numbers 1-100. Write the odd numbers (1-20), write the odd numbers (1-50), write the odd numbers (1-100), addition sheets in di ...
A great previewing exercise for students to see the power of social learning. For use with any set of vocabulary that you choose. Students write down the list of words to learn. Then in pairs they ...
A simple checklist for students to note how well they know and can use vocabulary. Makes a great preview or review. Students write a list of vocab and then whether they recognize it, can use it wi ...
This is a vocabulary worksheet with some useful sentences and a pictionary to speak or write about hairstyling. It can be useful for physical description as well. It can be used for conversation a ...
This worksheet is to be used by Grade 4 pupils who are learning Science and English vocabulary. The teacher can first discuss different terms or words related to Astronomy through flas ...
This worksheet can be used in English Social. I have used this in teaching grade 2 Thai students but you can change some events and make them international events. This is a good practice in speak ...
A lesson for upper-primary school students (or maybe very new secondary school students) at elementary or pre-intermediate levels, acting as an extension activity after studying a unit on sport. S ...
This mind map hopefully helps to collect the words and phrases that connect or describe the topic free time. It can get printed or photocopied and given to the students to complete it, or can be p ...
I played Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astely as the warmer, which led into a vocabulary lesson including informal language for relationships. Students worked on the answers individually, worke ...
I used this as a skills practice part of a lesson. I pre-taught vocabulary and checked comprehension with the worksheet. Students checked answers in groups and sent one person up to the board to ...
An activity to practice places in the town. Cut the set into dominoes cards and get students to work in pairs or a group of three. Each student takes 7 cards and remember students are not all ...
This reading comprehension includes some interesting facts about the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic is the smallest and shallowest of the five oceans and lies between the landmasses around the North Pol ...
This reading comprehension includes some interesting facts about the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the five oceans and covers about 20% of the Earth's surface. Studen ...
This reading comprehension includes interesting facts about the Pacific Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the five oceans and lies between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Austr ...
This reading comprehension includes interesting facts about the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean in the world and covers more than a third of the globe. It is larger tha ...
An activity for your students. They have to work in groups and ask and answer questions about their own interests. It is a good way of interacting. Moreover, you can get to know your students bett ...
Maths printable for primary/elementary children. This worksheet is all about doubling the cost and can be used when teaching students about money. Students are asked to work out the cost of two i ...
Instructions: one student picks a word from target vocabulary. Spin the wheel and the group or pair try to guess the word. The game could also be used with phrasal verbs or idioms. Can be used as ...
A quiz to make pupils/students talk about ecology. I give this quiz as a pair or group work checking they discuss the points in English -they usually don't agree on the answers. Then each group te ...
Estimation for kids is very easy with the help of Magic pathshala. Solve the attached worksheet to check your knowledge. A small tribute to SachinTendulkar. Thank you for inspiring us to ...
This worksheet is a whole-year test for my 3rd graders. The units tested on this worksheet are: Music, Cinema, Food, Children's Rights and Natural Wonders. It contains the main skills: listening, ...
A different way of teaching parts of the house and giving directions. Classes with practice of prepositions and parts of the house are going to be more interesting and challenging. You can practic ...
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