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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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Jobs Missing Letters Activity

Jobs Missing Letters Activity

This is a very simple missing letters activity for teaching or revising jobs and occupations related vocabulary. Recommended for pre-intermediate students who are asked to look at the picture ...
6 Views 17,088 ElemPre-Int
15 Useful Phrasal Verbs PowerPoint Presentation

15 Useful Phrasal Verbs PowerPoint Presentation

This PowerPoint Presentation is about fifteen useful phrasal verbs and it is followed by the worksheet I have uploaded as well. It can be very good while teaching phrasal verbs. It is good practi ...
21 Views 37,225 IntAdvExam
15 Useful Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

15 Useful Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

This worksheet is about fifteen useful phrasal verbs. It is followed by  the PowerPoint presentation I have uploaded as well. It can be very handy when it comes to teaching phrasal verbs. It ...
21 Views 43,402 IntAdvExam
Movie Worksheet: Jerry Maguire

Movie Worksheet: Jerry Maguire

I created this worksheet for my pre-intermediate student interested in business. The topic is just right and the language is not complicated. We watch the film, the trailer and read reviews to it. ...
3 Views 12,024 Pre-IntInt
Numbers for Pre- kindergarten

Numbers for Pre- kindergarten

This worksheet has been used by me while teaching numbers from 1 to 5. Children love matching and coloring pages. So this worksheet is the perfect combination! Tracing numbers will help child ...
5 Views 16,601 Beg
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Song Worksheet:I Need Your Love

Song Worksheet:I Need Your Love

I created this worksheet for my Spanish 2nd year of secondary education students. It is based on the song (and video clip) 'I need your love' by Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding. It is a very po ...
6 Views 22,811 Pre-IntIntAdv
A Day in the Life Of

A Day in the Life Of

A creative writing worksheet to practice the use of present simple and continuous. To make it more interesting, elicit the names of famous people they dislike and then hand out the worksheets and ...
9 Views 14,439 BegElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet:TED- Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems?

Movie Worksheet:TED- Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems?

I used this worksheet with a business student to talk about the current social problems we've faced these days. You can use the pre-watching video questions for discussion and introduce the s ...
5 Views 21,465 Adv
Seasons Cloze

Seasons Cloze

This is an elementary level ESL cloze exercise. It's about a family and seasons. After finishing the cloze, I have students turn them over and I ask questions about the worksheet. Example: What s ...
7 Views 10,192 Elem
Family Members (the Simpsons)

Family Members (the Simpsons)

In this lesson, pupils learn how to talk about family members using the Simpsons. The lesson assumes a basic knowledge of the verb "be", the verb "have" and English phonetic transcription. The act ...
20 Views 39,488 ElemPre-IntInt
In My Lunch Box

In My Lunch Box

This is a double puzzle worksheet. Pupils need to unscramble words to get the clue phrase. It is a good revision for food vocabulary. It can be used as additional worksheet for book "Spotlight 3" ...
5 Views 10,157 BegElem
Story Types

Story Types

This is a word search worksheet where students have to search for the words provided under the mixed letters. Words can be in all directions from right to left or the opposite from up to down or o ...
7 Views 6,422 Pre-IntInt
Match People with Transport

Match People with Transport

Students must read the words and the definitions then try to match the person with the correct definition for example driver will go with someone who drives a car, commuter will match someone who ...
8 Views 12,011 Pre-IntInt
Unethical Business Practices

Unethical Business Practices

The exercises cover the area of vocabulary connected with ethics in business focusing on vocabulary - matching, paraphrasing (translating if the students are non-English native speakers). Addition ...
5 Views 12,424 Adv
Word Formation

Word Formation

Worksheet with many exercises on the word formation. The given word (in brackets) has to be transformed into a new word ( a noun, an adjective, an adverb) by adding the correct suffixes or prefixe ...
12 Views 29,065 Int
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

This is a worksheet on Thanksgiving vocabulary. It can be used for introducing or revising words in connection with Thanksgiving. Students are asked to match the words with the pictures, find some ...
27 Views 31,607 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: If I Could Change the World

Movie Worksheet: If I Could Change the World

This was an activity I did based on a video (the link is at the top) in order to introduce the theme "Global issues". It's a vocabulary activity which can be easily adapted. It can also be used wi ...
14 Views 19,573 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: The Deadly Irony of Gunpowder

Movie Worksheet: The Deadly Irony of Gunpowder

This worksheet was created on the basis of the youtube video about the invention of gunpowder and its explosive power. I'd recommend this activity for upper-intermediate students as the video uses ...
9 Views 8,823 Adv
Shape Your Sounds 4

Shape Your Sounds 4

Through this sheet ss practise the vowels in first. It is a great way of making children aware of sounds and it is also good for them to keep a track of the different sounds in their notebooks. It ...
5 Views 12,379 BegElem
Scanning A TV Schedule

Scanning A TV Schedule

This worksheet is perfect to improve students' scanning skills. A tv schedule with exercises. One matching assignment, one true/false assignment, one assignment with open questions and one as ...
12 Views 17,462 Pre-Int
Euthanasia Intensive Reading Text and Exercises with Key

Euthanasia Intensive Reading Text and Exercises with Key

A text about euthanasia which will lead to some discussion in class. The exercises are perfect for health care students. The exercises: one matching assignment, one true/false assignment, ans ...
9 Views 19,112 Pre-Int
How to Fight Pollution

How to Fight Pollution

It is a writing task about pollution. Students have got a few prompts, questions and images.They can use their science knowledge about the danger of pollution and the modal verbs, such as can/coul ...
6 Views 22,046 ElemPre-IntInt
Furniture in My Room

Furniture in My Room

Children are asked to fill in the missing letters beneath 10 pictures of furniture that is usually found in their rooms. The worksheet is designed for beginners who are learning the names of commo ...
9 Views 17,026 BegElem
Song Worksheet: What Does the Fox Say?

Song Worksheet: What Does the Fox Say?

This is a worksheet using the song 'what does the fox say' performed by Ylvis. You can introduce animals' name and sounds, put sentences in order and vocabulary. Also, there are some questions int ...
8 Views 15,856 BegElem
Color Bingo

Color Bingo

Color bingo: 1. Students make their own multiple drawings on each empty square, the only rule is to use only one color per drawing and not to repeat any of the colors per student. example: a yello ...
3 Views 12,647 BegElemPre-Int

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