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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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Thanksgiving Vocabulary

Thanksgiving Vocabulary

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 ...
36 Views 60,600 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: Tea Song (Yorkshire tea)

Song Worksheet: Tea Song (Yorkshire tea)

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 ...
7 Views 12,123 All
Movie Worksheet: Office Space

Movie Worksheet: Office Space

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 ...
2 Views 21,537 Adv
Sweet Christmas with Odd Numbers

Sweet Christmas with Odd Numbers

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 ...
11 Views 10,516 BegElem
Social Vocabulary Worksheet

Social Vocabulary Worksheet

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 ...
4 Views 8,120 All
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Vocabulary Knowledge Checklist

Vocabulary Knowledge Checklist

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 ...
6 Views 9,660 All
Hairdos and Hair Cuts

Hairdos and Hair Cuts

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 ...
8 Views 7,789 Pre-IntInt
Things Found in Space

Things Found in Space

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 ...
4 Views 22,785 Elem
Important Events in Thailand

Important Events in Thailand

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 ...
3 Views 9,114 Elem
Sporting Combinations

Sporting Combinations

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 ...
23 Views 14,234 ElemPre-Int
Free Time Mind Map

Free Time Mind Map

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 ...
7 Views 27,152 Pre-Int
Song Worksheet: Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astely

Song Worksheet: Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astely

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 ...
1 Views 10,928 Pre-IntInt
Phrases Relating to Relationships

Phrases Relating to Relationships

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 ...
5 Views 11,814 Pre-IntInt
Places in the Town Dominoes Set 1

Places in the Town Dominoes Set 1

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 ...
4 Views 13,576 ElemPre-Int
Reading Comprehension - The Arctic Ocean

Reading Comprehension - The Arctic Ocean

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 ...
13 Views 18,526 Elem
Reading Comprehension - The Atlantic Ocean

Reading Comprehension - The Atlantic Ocean

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 ...
9 Views 18,721 Elem
Reading Comprehension - The Indian Ocean

Reading Comprehension - The Indian Ocean

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 ...
9 Views 16,270 Elem
Reading Comprehension - The Pacific Ocean

Reading Comprehension - The Pacific Ocean

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 ...
9 Views 24,660 Elem
Hobbies & Interests

Hobbies & Interests

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 ...
4 Views 20,440 ElemPre-IntInt
Maths Printable - Doubling the Cost

Maths Printable - Doubling the Cost

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 ...
2 Views 13,026 Elem
Vocabulary Wheel

Vocabulary Wheel

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 ...
12 Views 16,169 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam
Going Green Quiz

Going Green Quiz

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 ...
9 Views 17,182 IntAdvExam
From Cricket to Math

From Cricket to Math

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 ...
2 Views 5,504 All
Whole Year Test

Whole Year Test

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, ...
5 Views 9,920 Pre-Int
Parts of the House and Prepositions of Place

Parts of the House and Prepositions of Place

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 ...
27 Views 67,960 BegElem

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