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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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Word Families - 'Ile', 'Ill', and 'In'

Word Families - 'Ile', 'Ill', and 'In'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in ile, ill, and in. Students must rea ...
6 Views 8,337 Elem
Word Families - 'Ice', 'Ick', and 'Ide'

Word Families - 'Ice', 'Ick', and 'Ide'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in ice, ick, and ide. Students must re ...
6 Views 10,013 Elem
Word Families - 'Ell', 'En', and 'Ent'

Word Families - 'Ell', 'En', and 'Ent'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in ell, en, and ent. Students must rea ...
6 Views 7,834 Elem
Word Families - 'Eel', 'Eep', and 'Eet'

Word Families - 'Eel', 'Eep', and 'Eet'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in eel, eep, and eet. Students must re ...
6 Views 7,997 Elem
Word Families - 'Aw', 'Ay', and 'Eat'

Word Families - 'Aw', 'Ay', and 'Eat'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in aw, ay, and eat. Students must read ...
7 Views 6,053 Elem
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Word Families - 'Ash', 'At', and 'Ate'

Word Families - 'Ash', 'At', and 'Ate'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in ash, at, and ate. Students must rea ...
7 Views 6,424 Elem
Word Families - 'Ank', 'Ap', and 'Ar'

Word Families - 'Ank', 'Ap', and 'Ar'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in ank, ap, and ar. Students must read ...
11 Views 5,511 Elem
Word Families - 'Am', 'Ame', and 'An'

Word Families - 'Am', 'Ame', and 'An'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in am, ame, and an. Students must read ...
7 Views 6,094 Elem
Word Families - 'Ake', 'Ale', and 'All'

Word Families - 'Ake', 'Ale', and 'All'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in ake, ale, and all. Students must re ...
6 Views 6,439 Elem
Word Families - 'Ack', 'Ail', and 'Ain'

Word Families - 'Ack', 'Ail', and 'Ain'

Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern, e.g. mat, hat, cat, fat - All of these words end in 'at'. This resource focuses on words ending in ack, ail, and ain. Students must re ...
6 Views 7,108 Elem
The Celebration of Diwali - Comprehension

The Celebration of Diwali - Comprehension

This comprehension is all about the celebration of Diwali. Did you know that Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights'? Students read through the article and answer the accompanying study questi ...
17 Views 33,374 Elem
Present Simple - Simple Text and Exercises

Present Simple - Simple Text and Exercises

The worksheet contains an easy text about a schoolgirl. She describes her everyday activities, school, hobbies, family. Then two exercises follow. In the first exercise children have to find inco ...
24 Views 97,574 Elem
Inventors Who You Were Mistaken In

Inventors Who You Were Mistaken In

This lesson plan is designed to practice passive voice & inventions topic. It will also deal with the revision of previous lesson (passive voice + materials), as well as some of the irregular ...
13 Views 22,525 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam
Warmer: Tell Me a Joke

Warmer: Tell Me a Joke

I teach adult students and they always have difficulty expressing what they want to say, no matter how advanced their vocabulary is. I downloaded short jokes from the Internet, cut them into strip ...
19 Views 22,324 IntAdv
Reading: Married to a Bridge

Reading: Married to a Bridge

This is a reading activity on a newspaper article, about a woman who decided to get married... to a bridge. It's a surprisingly  good way to make students read, discuss the vocabulary and tal ...
18 Views 14,247 Pre-IntInt
Reading: Kids and Bedtime Stories

Reading: Kids and Bedtime Stories

This is a reading activity on a newspaper article, about parents who do not tell bedtime stories to their children anymore. It's a surprisingly good way to make students read, discuss the vocabula ...
9 Views 13,341 Int
Syllables - Animal Words

Syllables - Animal Words

This English worksheet was created for primary/elementary children. It focuses on separating words into syllables. There are 10 names of animals, students must separate each animal word correctly ...
5 Views 12,696 Elem
Understanding Money - Maths Resource

Understanding Money - Maths Resource

This maths worksheet teaches children how to add up different amounts of money. There are six food items all showing different prices. Students need to answer 7 questions e.g. What is the cost of ...
3 Views 10,144 Elem
Prejudice, Discrimination and Intolerance in Schools

Prejudice, Discrimination and Intolerance in Schools

This is a worksheet with two recent news about discrimination against kids. It's in the format of a newspaper. The objective is to discuss individuality, diversity, discrimination, school regulari ...
11 Views 17,860 Pre-IntIntAdv
Speed Dating

Speed Dating

This is a speaking activity that I made for my teenage classes on Valentine’s Day, but you could do it anytime. It’s based on the concept of speed dating so you will need to organize t ...
46 Views 102,789 IntAdv
The USA Tile Puzzle

The USA Tile Puzzle

It is a tile puzzle to practice your students' knowledge about the geographical position of the USA. This puzzle can be used as a warmer after you present the geographical position of the USA, yo ...
4 Views 7,501 ElemPre-Int
Categories

Categories

Pupils write one word for each category beginning with the same first letter that you write on the board. When the first pupil has completed the card, he shouts "stop" and all the others must stop ...
7 Views 17,441 Elem
Adjectives to Describe Food Worksheet

Adjectives to Describe Food Worksheet

This is an easy matching activity for teaching or revising adjectives to describe food. Students are asked to match the words given with the pictures. The worksheet is available in both ...
13 Views 38,071 ElemPre-Int
Sights of London

Sights of London

This poster can be used by any teacher. Beautiful pictures and short descriptions will help your pupils to see and feel the beauty of an amazing city London! You can post it in your classroom or ...
21 Views 37,502 BegElemPre-IntInt
Autumn Missing Letters Activity

Autumn Missing Letters Activity

This is a very simple and easy missing letter activity for teaching autumn realated vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the words with the missing letter ...
11 Views 17,396 Elem

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