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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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Wild Animals

Wild Animals

This worksheet improves the vocabulary and knowledge about wild animals. The students can share their knowledge about animals. It is good for developing the research habbit. This activity can prom ...
9 Views 17,401 BegElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

Song Worksheet: What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

Song worksheet designed for a 1st year at a secondary school (elementary level). Ss have to fill in the gaps according to the drawings and then listen to the song to check and also choose the corr ...
13 Views 21,507 BegElemPre-Int
Back to School - Homework Plan

Back to School - Homework Plan

This is great for using at the beginning of a new school term. Students can use this worksheet to fill in their homework tasks. There is also a place for a parent or teacher to sign and space to w ...
9 Views 12,763 ElemPre-IntInt
Mark Zuckerberg is the Time's Person of the Year

Mark Zuckerberg is the Time's Person of the Year

It's an article about Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook which is based on http://www.english-online.at/news-articles/people/mark-zuckerberg-person-of-the-year.htm. Some of the information has been upda ...
16 Views 21,500 Int
Guess Who I AM

Guess Who I AM

Students take a look at the picture and read four texts about each character. Then must match the description with the correct boy/girl from the picture. The texts describe what each person looks ...
8 Views 9,419 ElemPre-Int
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Human Bingo

Human Bingo

Bingo about students' summer holiday. The students' task is to find a person in class who has done some of the things during their holiday and write their name in the square. With a streak of 5 pe ...
8 Views 16,077 Pre-Int
Superlatives in Australia

Superlatives in Australia

This is a worksheet for ss to practise superlatives. The topic is Australia, famous public places or buildings. Pupils are asked to write the superlative forms of the adjectives into brackets. Th ...
21 Views 32,854 BegElem
I'd Rather (Preferences)

I'd Rather (Preferences)

With this worksheet students learn the structures I'd rather, I'd prefer, would you like to...? It is a pair work, a student interviews a classmate to see if he or she is an adventurer. The worksh ...
18 Views 27,679 Pre-IntIntAdv
Permissions: Be Allowed To

Permissions: Be Allowed To

This worksheet contains a class speaking activity in which ss work in groups of four, they have to ask other classmates questions using the expression be allowed to, they can use a chart for the a ...
10 Views 23,619 Pre-IntIntAdv
There Is, There Are

There Is, There Are

This worksheet presents three exercises using there is/there are and some prepositions of place such as opposite, between, next to, far from. Students have to use positive, negative and interrogat ...
47 Views 89,873 ElemPre-IntInt
Comparing Animals

Comparing Animals

In this worksheet, students study the comparative form of adjectives and at the same time learn the names of different wild and farm animals. Students are asked to write sentences.There is an enga ...
27 Views 25,553 ElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Everything at Once (Similes)

Song Worksheet: Everything at Once (Similes)

This worksheet is based on the song by Lenka called Everything at Once. It is aimed at elementary or intermediate level ss. It includes listening activities. Pupils learn and practise the structur ...
11 Views 28,358 ElemPre-IntInt
Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast

This worksheet presents basic vocabulary for describing the weather. Ss learn nouns and adjectives to talk about the weather. There is also a word search with a hidden message. The worksheet inclu ...
25 Views 30,789 ElemPre-IntInt
Classroom Items

Classroom Items

In this worksheet, ss learn the names of classroom items. They have to listen and repeat the words. They can colour the items. The worksheet also presents the zero and indefinite articles. Ss have ...
18 Views 19,455 BegElem
Television: the Good and the Bad

Television: the Good and the Bad

Discussion topic - with the support of vocabulary - descriptive adjectives /known vocab items as well as new ones, and reading - supporting text focused on verb forms - mixed tenses,speaking can b ...
12 Views 23,893 IntAdv
Days and Months

Days and Months

In this worksheet,, ss learn and put into practice the words for the days of the week, the months of the year and the seasons. Ss have to answer questions, there are a few questions and opportunit ...
20 Views 42,676 BegElem
Burns Night Introduction

Burns Night Introduction

This worksheet introduces pupils to Burns Night, when and how it is celebrated in Scotland. Pupils can test their knowledge of Scotland, there is a quiz containing ten questions about Scotland and ...
9 Views 17,051 Pre-IntInt
Burns Night

Burns Night

This worksheet is about a festival in Scotland in January. It introduces students to Burns Night, when and how it is celebrated in Scotland.There are vocabulary games. Pupils have to situate Scotl ...
13 Views 19,909 Elem
Family Crossword Puzzle

Family Crossword Puzzle

This is a picture crossword for revising family related vocabulary at elementary level. Using the across and down clues, students are asked to write the correct word in the numbered grid give ...
8 Views 39,947 ElemPre-Int
Suffixes - English Resource

Suffixes - English Resource

The title of this worksheet is suffixes. The words have been spelt with the wrong ending. Students must rewrite each word correctly.This English resource is useful for improving spelling skills an ...
7 Views 13,834 Elem
Spellings - Words Ending in 'Ot'

Spellings - Words Ending in 'Ot'

This English resource is really useful for helping students with their spellings. It is also helpful to students of EFL and ESL. Students must find a word ending in 'ot' to complete each sentence. ...
5 Views 7,380 Elem
Spellings - Words Ending in 'Ey'

Spellings - Words Ending in 'Ey'

This English resource is really useful for helping students with their spelling. It is also helpful to students of EFL and ESL. Students must find a word ending in 'ey' to complete the sentence. T ...
3 Views 11,029 Elem
Spellings - Words Ending in 'Ay'

Spellings - Words Ending in 'Ay'

This English resource is really useful for helping students with their spelling. It is also helpful to students of EFL and ESL. Students must find a word ending in 'ay' to complete the sentence. T ...
3 Views 7,554 Elem
Gerund vs Infinitive Getting-to-Know Each Other

Gerund vs Infinitive Getting-to-Know Each Other

This is a getting-to-know each other activity where students ask and answer personal questions. Apart from completing sentence stems meaningfully and talking about their own experience learners wi ...
8 Views 11,598 Adv
List of Adjectives - Appearance

List of Adjectives - Appearance

This is a really useful list of adjectives in English which is ideal for students of English, EFL, and ESL. Students can use this list to help their writing skills and also learn different vocabul ...
5 Views 12,440 Elem

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