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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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Song Worksheet: We Weren't Born to Follow by Bon Jovi

Song Worksheet: We Weren't Born to Follow by Bon Jovi

This worksheet is made for teenagers or adults who work with prepositions and phrasal verbs. It can also be used when teaching the topic "challenges", as the lyrics of the song are quite inspirati ...
5 Views 7,480 AdvExam
Top 5 Adrenalin Holidays

Top 5 Adrenalin Holidays

This worksheet is addressed to adults or teenagers who are studying the topic "travelling". It gives some information about some extreme holidays which are now popular in the world. The worksheet ...
13 Views 10,148 AdvExam
The Password Is... Fashion and Appearance

The Password Is... Fashion and Appearance

A speaking game based on fashion and appearance vocabulary. One of the students describes what she/he can see in the picture (that is the password). Another student has to quess what is being desc ...
13 Views 30,364 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
Technology Facts - Audiovisual and Writing Comments Online

Technology Facts - Audiovisual and Writing Comments Online

This worksheet corresponds to a video about 'how our world is changing through technology'. The video presents a large number of facts about our changing world. This worksheet could be used as a w ...
8 Views 9,478 IntAdv
Read and Colour

Read and Colour

Two activities for younger students. Activity one: students read the text and follow the instructions. Activity two: based on the 'I spy' game, students look at the picture and complete the words ...
4 Views 12,234 Elem
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The Shirt Is Made of Kittens - Are You KiTTing Me?!

The Shirt Is Made of Kittens - Are You KiTTing Me?!

This worksheet is made to practice passive voice & materials (wood, paper, glass, porcelain, leather, etc.) in an unusual fun way, it will include your students' imagination and creativity. Th ...
10 Views 10,621 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam
Hobbies- Like / Dislike; Sports/ Free Time Activities

Hobbies- Like / Dislike; Sports/ Free Time Activities

A chart totaliy useful for the sts to understand the subject. They can introduce the hobbies of the people that they know or their own hobbies. They can both picture it and write it down. It is us ...
21 Views 36,109 ElemPre-Int
Healthy Diet for Teenagers

Healthy Diet for Teenagers

This is a worksheet containing an article originally taken from the internet. The article is about a healthy diet for teenagers. I added a few comprehension exercises. The worksheet also includes ...
17 Views 46,543 Pre-IntInt
Ecology and Environment Quiz

Ecology and Environment Quiz

The quiz is designed for elementary level students. The quiz is aimed at figuring out the students' knowledge about ecology, pollution and environment. The keys are included below. The worksheet c ...
11 Views 23,969 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Van Helsing

Movie Worksheet: Van Helsing

This movie worksheet is designed for elementary level students. It covers first eight minutes in the movie. Some words are underlined: you can make an activity in the begininng, for example, match ...
3 Views 8,363 ElemPre-Int
Entry Test

Entry Test

This is an entry test I used to evaluate first year middle school students on numbers, school objects, colours, basic questions, such as: How are you? How old are you? Students have to fill in the ...
10 Views 11,996 ElemPre-Int
Phonics A-G Word Fill In

Phonics A-G Word Fill In

This is a very basic writing/matching worksheet. It uses easy images and words designed to teach phonics. The words are short as the focus is meant to be on the initial letter sound. A word lis ...
4 Views 17,076 Beg
Movie Worksheet: Case of the Missing Rabbit

Movie Worksheet: Case of the Missing Rabbit

This is a worksheet based on a cute cartoon about Bugs Bunny. It can be a simple warm-up at the beginning of the lesson. It will help the pupils get down to work and quickly revise plurals. And a ...
7 Views 12,493 BegElemPre-Int
Saint John Baptiste de la Salle

Saint John Baptiste de la Salle

This is an activity of our foundator Saint John Baptiste de la Salle. You can project a video or a presentation and then you can build a similar timeline in a student's notebook. For this activity ...
3 Views 8,413 All
Secrets to a Long, Happy Marriage

Secrets to a Long, Happy Marriage

A set of funny statements about what a marriage is and how to build strong relations of understanding and support in a family can contribute to your class activities providing you with an opportun ...
9 Views 11,395 Pre-IntIntAdv
Shopping at the Supermarket Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Shopping at the Supermarket Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This is a reading comprehension worksheet for teaching the present simple and likes and dislikes. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to read the text and then answer the questi ...
17 Views 86,773 Elem
Phonics Fill In

Phonics Fill In

This is a very basic letter fill in using short words used to teach phonics. It includes matching graphics, which make it very easy. My students are introductory level ESL. The worksheet has imag ...
6 Views 15,228 Beg
Digits and Numbers

Digits and Numbers

This worksheet introduces the concept of digits, numbers and place value. Students learn the difference between digits and numbers. They write numbers in numerals and words. They follow instruc ...
3 Views 6,495 Elem
ESL Business English - Competitive Advantage

ESL Business English - Competitive Advantage

Worksheet to help business students analyse and comment on the importance of competitive advantage (with content).
2 Views 10,153 Pre-IntInt
What Decade Are You?

What Decade Are You?

This is a personality quiz which can be combined with my worksheet titled 'Fashion through Decades'. You can use this quiz after you are done with the lesson. My students told me that they like to ...
3 Views 6,184 Pre-Int
Fashion through Decades - Past Continuous and Past Simple

Fashion through Decades - Past Continuous and Past Simple

Great worksheet for practicing past continuous and past simple as well as for describing clothes and commenting on fashion during the 20th century. You can use this worksheet to introduce past con ...
12 Views 27,198 Pre-Int
Song Worksheet: Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen

Song Worksheet: Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen

This is a great accompaniment to a class discussion on the American dream or American Rock'n'Roll culture. I used this in my class to celebrate Bruce Springsteen's birthday and as an introduction ...
3 Views 9,878 Pre-IntIntAdv
Places at School - Demonstratives - There Is/Are

Places at School - Demonstratives - There Is/Are

This is a worksheet to practice some grammar points and vocabulary of unit 2 from the book "Stepping Up Starter". In activity 1 you practise demonstrative pronouns (that - this - those - these). I ...
11 Views 20,767 BegElem
Countries and Nationalities

Countries and Nationalities

This is a beginner sheet to learn how to make simple sentences about the nationality and where somebody is from. The first sentences are complete. Then, more and more words are missing until they ...
5 Views 13,589 Elem
Colours (Sheet)

Colours (Sheet)

This sheet uses famous characters to let your students guess the meaning of the main colours. Let them colour the pictures of Shrek, Donkey, Taz, The Pink Panther, Nemo, Sully (from Monsters Inc.) ...
24 Views 15,769 Beg

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