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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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Animal Groups

Animal Groups

Animals can be put into different groups: mammal, reptile, fish, bird, insect. This worksheet focuses on animal groups. Students are asked to look at the animals and then write them under the corr ...
8 Views 20,762 Elem
Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

The title of this worksheet is 'Life cycle of a butterfly'. The life cycle of a butterfly is made up of four parts - egg, larva, pupa and adult. Students are asked to read the comprehension and an ...
7 Views 22,662 Elem
Facebook Vocabulary

Facebook Vocabulary

Most students use Facebook in their own native language and they don't know the terms we use for Facebook in English. This worksheet aims to make such terms clear + a lesson on Facebook is a grea ...
10 Views 17,957 Pre-IntInt
Texting and IM Language Mix and Match

Texting and IM Language Mix and Match

I find that most of the text book lessons are boring on their own so I try to spice things up a bit by making my own worksheets. Basically this is a mix and match worksheet for Elementary- Pre-int ...
12 Views 20,076 ElemPre-Int
Compound Words (3)

Compound Words (3)

Compound words are two words that can be joined together to make another word. This English worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write the compound word under each picture. There are ...
6 Views 10,454 Elem
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Compound Words (2)

Compound Words (2)

Compound words are two words that can be joined together to make another word. This English worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write the compound word under each picture. There are ...
8 Views 8,840 Elem
Compound Words (1)

Compound Words (1)

Compound words are two words that can be joined together to make another word. This English worksheet asks students to look at the picture and write the compound word under each picture. There are ...
8 Views 9,844 Elem
Colourful Time Flashcards

Colourful Time Flashcards

This is a set of colourful cards that you can use as bingo or telling the time  for children in class. The aim is to learn how to tell the time correctly. These cards are very useful for pai ...
20 Views 14,662 BegElemPre-Int
Thailand Culture & Traditions

Thailand Culture & Traditions

This PowerPoint presentation is designed to help the new or would be teachers coming to Thailand. It will give them some insight in Thailand's unique customs and traditions. This can also be helpf ...
6 Views 15,719 BegElemPre-IntIntAdv
Picture Dictionary: Medicine

Picture Dictionary: Medicine

This is a picture dictionary on medicine and diseases. It is designed for elementary and pre-intermediate levels. Students look at pictures, repeat words after a teacher and then write translation ...
7 Views 12,783 ElemPre-Int
Conversation at a Railway Station Ticket Office

Conversation at a Railway Station Ticket Office

Students read a conversation between a customer and a ticket seller at a railway station. Then they put some sentences in order from the dialogue. Afterwards, they answer a true or false questionn ...
20 Views 77,955 BegElem
Wanted Poster

Wanted Poster

A worksheet for students to make a wanted poster. Have the students use adjectives to describe physical appearance. The worksheet has a section for drawing a picture and writing a description of t ...
6 Views 24,530 Elem
Children Rights and Duties

Children Rights and Duties

This worksheet has been prepared by one of my colleagues. It is a power points slide show to teach children rights and duties. lt is a listening and speaking lesson. Students look at the pict ...
10 Views 15,308 Pre-IntInt
A Family for Clara

A Family for Clara

A simple worksheet for beginners/elementary students. Pupils are asked to match the family members with the correct letter, according to the picture. The first one is already done. It's a drill ex ...
11 Views 11,125 BegElem
Bob Marley Biography

Bob Marley Biography

This activities are about Bob Marley, they were taken from http://famouspeoplelessons.com/ In the webpage you have the audio if you would like to use it. The activity includes: synonym m ...
8 Views 15,365 ElemPre-IntInt
Junk Food Picture Dictionary

Junk Food Picture Dictionary

This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet for teaching junk food related vocabulary. There are 19 new words illustrated with pictures for easy memorization. Th ...
9 Views 16,990 ElemPre-Int
A Day by the Sea

A Day by the Sea

This is a text about a day by the sea for children who can't go on holidays. There are some comprehension exercices with their key.Then you can teach simple past with regular and irregular verbs. ...
13 Views 12,197 Int
Jungle Board Game

Jungle Board Game

I did this simple game for my kinder students, they enjoyed it a lot! You need a dice and some flashcards or pre-thought questions depending on the topic chosen. I took flashcards and just asked t ...
14 Views 17,501 Beg
Asking Permission

Asking Permission

Asking permission is an essential part of social English that students often come across both in the classroom and real life. I usually explain to my learners the difference between can/could/may ...
12 Views 16,775 BegElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: Mother Nature Needs Us

Song Worksheet: Mother Nature Needs Us

This is a song worksheet about pollution. At first students listen to the song and fill in the gaps. Then, I show them the video to check their answers.After that ,they read the lyrics in order to ...
9 Views 23,994 Pre-IntIntAdv
Movie Worksheet: Seeing Andromeda by Brian Cox

Movie Worksheet: Seeing Andromeda by Brian Cox

This is a listening exercise suitable for intermediate students.It's based on a short youtube clip featuring Brian Cox on the Andromeda galaxy. It's comprised of some listen and answer questions, ...
2 Views 5,479 Pre-IntInt
Cinda's Family

Cinda's Family

It's a quite simple worksheet, for elementary students. It's about family. Students read the text about Cinda's family and then are asked to answer some questions about the text. The template is f ...
12 Views 12,076 BegElem
Information Gap: How Often Do They...

Information Gap: How Often Do They...

A large information gap comprising 7 worksheets and a master sheet. Students will have to mingle and ask several other students to complete the information for each person or couple on the sheet. ...
15 Views 17,540 Elem
Animals and Animal Sounds Cards

Animals and Animal Sounds Cards

I use these cards for children, it works well with Old Mcdonald. Practice the animals and sounds, and then do a matching or memory game then sing the song. Please feel free to adapt, add to, or ch ...
6 Views 8,453 Beg
Eating Disorders: Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Eating Disorders: Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This is a reading comprehension worksheet on eating disorders for pre-intermediate students who are asked to read the text, decide whether the sentences given are true or false and answer the ques ...
9 Views 30,859 Pre-IntInt

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