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.
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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Focuses on basic vocab related to Native American culture. This is a good way to introduce concepts and people related to the culture in America for those that know nothing about it. I took a few ...
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This sheet is part of a unit on volunteering in New Zealand. It gives students an opportunity to work in a small group to reach a clear understanding of the text, expand their vocabulary and free ...
This worksheet consists of 2 parts: 1) a text and some tasks for elementary students; 2) "Christopher Columbus" (1960) transcript and some tasks to it for pre-intermediate and intermedia ...
First lesson introduction to the class - helping the students to get to know each other and making them feel more confident. This lesson will allow you as the teacher a chance to get to know your ...
This activity is based on a BBC news story about bike riding in Shanghai. The news story is very entertaining and includes traffic problems, bike riding and food. Students can complete a gap fill ...
The Presentation describes professor Gardner's findings about different types of intelligence. It describes each type of intelligence and the best activities to tailor your students' needs. ...
I used this song at the end of a weather revision lesson as a bit of fun! This has many different activities - fill in the gaps, putting lyrics in order, choosing the correct word from the box, e ...
The idea of this worksheet is to improve language skills when it comes to sentence transformation. This exercise may be useful for those preparing to sit for international exams such as PET, TOEF ...
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This is a worksheet for teaching multi-part verb to turn at intermediate level. The first page is basically just a grammar guide and the second page has 2 different activities in which studen ...
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With this worksheet our students can distinguish between fruit and vegetables using a chart with pictures and colors. Can be an evaluation activity too, and you can also teach plural a ...
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What do pelicans use their pouches for? How do young pelicans get their food? This English reading comprehension includes some interesting facts about pelicans. Students read the article and then ...
There are many different types of legless creatures we all know as worms, not just the ones we see in our garden. This English reading comprehension includes some interesting information about wor ...
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