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 maths worksheet was created for primary/elementary children. This page shows a 100 number square. Some of the numbers are missing. Students fill in the missing numbers to the number square an ...
The worksheet contains some key facts about prominent singer Pink. The worksheet can be used at music-featured lessons about contemporary pop-singers. There are about 15 facts suitable for such le ...
It's a Power Point presentation which helps students memorize the names of different jobs. Each slide has a picture under which the name of the job appears only after clicking the mouse, so the pr ...
It is a set of exercises practicing reading rules of the letter "Aa". At first the brief explanation of reading rules of the letter "Aa" is given. Then six exercises are provided. The students are ...
This is a test I used with my students after revising present simple and the adjectives of personal description so as to prepare them to make a friendship quiz. This is great for pre-intermediate ...
This is a worksheet that I used as an introduction for a project on Northern Ireland in which the final task was to present a Mural (context, description, interpretation) at an art exhibit for the ...
A flow chart that is designed for intermedite and upper-intermediate students and aims at brainstorming the ideas to start a discussion on the history of medicine and true medical facts. Students ...
A set of topical vocabulary that should be grouped under such headings as "food, disease, treatment'. Studentds work in groups or pairs to classify words. Afterwards, you can ask studentds to spea ...
A nice revision for such topics as food, health, healthy lifestyle in a quick and productive way. Encourage students to make up notes on what they think is healthy or unhealthy. Then students work ...
This is an integration of present simple passive (interrogative sentences) practice together with speaking practice to prompt further discussion on healthy/unhealthy habits. You can encourag ...
This is an exercise that activates food vocabulary. It can be used as a warmer for intermediate or upper-intermediate students. It is also possible to use it as a prompt to encourage students to d ...
This worksheet was created for primary/elementary students. It is a cloze exercise based on Rocks and Minerals and can be added to the topic: 'Rocks and Soil'. Students read the sentences and fill ...
This page was created for primary/elementary students. It can be added to the unit Rocks and Soils. Students can read through the different facts about rocks and minerals and quiz each other after ...
Listening activity for beginners and elementary level: The worksheet consists of a gap fill listening activity followed by an exercise using the new vocabulary. You can use this before or after ...
Cloze for elementary level. Although many have watched the movie before, some ELL students might not be aware of it. Talk about the plot, the characters, the setting and some of the most popular ...
This conversation exercise can be used in pairs or small groups. Everyone has an opinion about Ikea, and this makes for great conversation. Using an Ikea catalogue or two and this worksheet can ...
This song by Sister Sledge can be used after practicing family members and it also focuses on some basic verbs. It is a fill-in-blank activity. The video with lyrics from YouTube is also here. Hop ...
This power point presentation was designed to teach beginner students how to say clock times in English. It introduces times with fifteen minutes intervals. The last two slides are intended to giv ...
Song and dance activity focus on vocablulary - parts of body, movements. For elementary and intermediate students. 1st - listen to the song, 2nd - watch the video, 3rd - fill the mi ...
This is an advanced level lesson based on the television programme The Secret Millionaire. Due to the issues involved this is recommended for older teenagers or adults. Students watch an episode o ...
This worsheet use vocabulary of places in town mostly for beginners or elementary levels. It is very easy and fun. It can be used as a warmer or for homework. Students will be able to work and get ...
These are the slides to support a round up lesson on topic "Health" based on the coursebook Challenges 3. The presentation is divided into 2 parts: for weaker students and stronger students. Teach ...
An introduction to Halloween + the second conditional designed for EFL students and specifically written for Chinese learners practice using the Second Conditional. The first few slides tell ss a ...
This worksheet deals with compound words which will enable the learners to enrich their vocabulary.Compound words are made of two nouns. The exercise given will be a good practice to learn compoun ...
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