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 is a worksheet for teaching animals and the environment related vocabulary at pre-intermediate level. Students are asked to complete the text given by inserting the words/ phrases in the ...
This worksheet is based on the story of Beowulf and can be used for storytelling. First, you can give your students the pictures and ask them to describe them and guess what the story is about. Se ...
This worksheet is useful for practicing formation of adjectives and adverbs and also their opposites. Students should already have an idea how to change verbs and nouns into adjectives and adverbs ...
An article about the Japanese island of Okinawa, well known for centenarians and healthy life, which seems to be seriously disturbed by the presence of Amercian troops. Reading task to practice vo ...
The worksheet is designed to introduce various words concerning food topic. The first task is to classify various types of food and ways to make food into columns below. Another task is to fill in ...
This is an activity that I prepared for my upper intermediate and advanced students and it was very successful. Students will practice listening, vocabulary, speaking and then create a role play. ...
This is a while-watching activity sheet for a video on international trade which can be used as an introduction for a Business English class with a focus on trade and international markets. The vi ...
The mind-blowing song by Ylvis might be useful when you teach animals words. The task of the song is to fill in the gaps. You can also teach various sounds by different animals. The keys are not i ...
This is a watching and vocabulary worksheet about the positions of soccer players on the field. There is a matching exercise to practice collocations related to soccer, watching a short video abou ...
A short text with a gap-filling task about the Union Jack. It also contains a picture of the flag to color it. There are 3 texts per page. You can do the task even with beginners if you ...
This worksheet is made with the help of the puzzle creator on this website. A perfect warming - up exercise for your students on the topic "Describing people". This worksheet is suitable for teen ...
This worksheet is made with the help of the puzzle creator on this website on the topic home. A perfect variant for warming-up your students at the beginning of the lesson. This worksheet is suita ...
Students have to complete the sentences with the correct verbs: play, paint, go, listen, go snorkelling, dance, go rollerblading and ride. Then they have to match the sentences with the pictures. ...
This worksheet contains various activities. It starts with a reading exercise. First students have to translate words from the text and explain the title and the rest of the article. Then they wil ...
A logic puzzle where students use the clues given to solve the puzzle. The first one has been done for the students. It can be quite challenging at some point and can generate a lot of classroom d ...
This is an open gap-fill activity on "Finding Nemo", students (group A and B) are supposed to complete the text by using one word for each gap. In group A there are other words missing than ...
This is worksheet that depicts a pirate. The students are supposed to label the body parts as well as other items that are relevant when talking about pirates. It can be used as a revision workshe ...
This handout is a fact file on the topic of Ireland. It provides the teacher as well as the students with basic information on Ireland such as Great Famine. Moreover, it explains certain terminolo ...
This worksheet complements a 9-minute video posted on youtube and made by students at Boston University. Have the students review the worksheet and ask any questions they have. Then, have them w ...
This is a quiz about facts of the Revolutionary War in the U.S. It's mainly based on Boston since it followed a unit on the city. You can use it as an overhead transparency and put the students ...
An exercise or test for students of upper-intermediate or advanced level to work out missing prepositions on the basis of the sentence context and preliminary knowledge of phrasal verbs and prepos ...
A test on the use of word formation mostly suitable for secondary school level. Consists of a gap-fill task with the base forms of words listed on the right-hand margin of the document. Originally ...
With this worksheet you can see if pupils have learnt the capital and small form of each letter. This is suitable for complete begginer students who had just been taught the English alphabet. It c ...
The worksheet is devoted to developing speaking skills at different levels. It concentrates at making suggestions, using such tenses as past simple, present simple and present continuous. It might ...
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