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.
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This worksheet helps with the very necessary skill of reading and comprehending employment ads. Included is a list of common abbreviations found in ads and what they stand for. Introduce this to ...
The worksheet has realistic pictures of both sides of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter. The questions ask how many cents is each coin worth and how many of each coin equals $1.00. This worksheet ...
Eleven large pet flash cards that coordinate with "Pet Survey" and "Matching pets to their names". Also includes one composite sheet for students to study. Animals include dog, sheep, mouse, duck ...
This activity can be used in coordination with the worksheet "Matching pets to their names". Print out the survey cards and cut in half (for a total of 11 different cards). Each student is given ...
A simple matching worksheet where students match the picture of a pet to its name. Students match the words fish, dog, sheep, duck, mouse, rabbit, bird, cat, fish, chicken, turtle and snake to co ...
Five worksheets practicing the practical skill of reading clothing price tags. What do all the numbers mean? Which ones are important to understand? These five worksheets give repetitive practi ...
These worksheets teach the very practical skill of reading the labels on meat packages. What do all the numbers mean? Use the first worksheet to walk students through reading meat labels for weig ...
This worksheet is for use with complete beginners. Detailed instructions are included for working one on one or with a few non-speakers. Students will learn to orally identify rooms of a home. T ...
Two worksheets to help students learn how to read store signs for the hours and days of business. Also practices test skill for the BEST Literacy test. Questions include: What days is the busine ...
This worksheet combines the use of daily routine vocabulary and writing time. Students are asked to write in the correct time to answer questions such as "What time do you go to school?" "What t ...
This English worksheet focuses on rhyming words. Ss must look at the words in the boxes. All of the words that rhyme with pig must be coloured green. The rest of the words must be coloured red. Ss ...
This English worksheet focuses on rhyming words. Ss must look at the words in the boxes. All of the words that rhyme with mop must be coloured green. The rest of the words must be coloured red. Ss ...
This English worksheet focuses on rhyming words. Ss must look at the words in the boxes. All of the words that rhyme with frog must be coloured green. The rest of the words must be coloured red. S ...
This English worksheet focuses on rhyming words. Ss must look at the words in the boxes. All of the words that rhyme with fan must be coloured green. The rest of the words must be coloured red. Ss ...
This English worksheet focuses on rhyming words. Ss must look at the words in the boxes. All of the words that rhyme with dog must be coloured green. The rest of the words must be coloured red. Ss ...
This English worksheet focuses on rhyming words. Ss must look at the words in the boxes. All of the words that rhyme with book must be coloured green. The rest of the words must be coloured red. C ...
This worksheet is about personality. And there are lots of adjectives to describe someone.You can choose those adjectives which best describe you.You can also find those which have their opposites ...
This is about computer networking. Students will find it very interesting to solve the puzzle and their knowledge about networking can also be tested using this worksheet. Teachers can use this wo ...
This is a worksheet for teaching multi-part verb 'to come' at intermediate level. There´s a brief explanation followed by 2 different activities in which students are asked to fill in t ...
This is pretty easy for teaching colours and bedroom related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to read the sentences given and colour the picture.
This worksheet was designed for the TED talk by Paolo Cardini "Forget Multitasking, Try Monotasking." I made it for my intermediate students, when we covered the topic on personal skills. It inclu ...
This worksheet was designed for the TED talk by Robert Hammond "Building A Park In The Sky." I made it for my intermediate students, when we covered the topic 'Urban Life.' It includes the pre-wat ...
This worksheet was designed for the TED talk by Kirk Citron "And Now, The Real News." I created it for a group of Business English students, when we covered the topic of predictions. It includes t ...
This worksheet was designed for the TED talk by William Ury "A Walk From No To Yes." I created it for my one-to-one Business English student, when we covered the topic of negotiations. It includes ...
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