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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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Types of Films Wordsearch Puzzle

Types of Films Wordsearch Puzzle

This is a wordsearch puzzle for revising types of films related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to find nine types of films in the grid provided.The answer key is included.
10 Views 28,604 ElemPre-Int
Shopping Wordsearch Puzzle

Shopping Wordsearch Puzzle

This is a wordsearch puzzle for revising shopping related vocabulary. Recommended for pre-intermediate students who are asked to find in the grid ten words related to shopping.The answer key is in ...
6 Views 18,972 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: 8 Secrets of Success (with PPT)

Movie Worksheet: 8 Secrets of Success (with PPT)

This is a PPT based on a 3-min video called "8 Secrets of Success" on TED.com. It is useful for practicing speaking skills, especially discussion about topics and behaviours related to success; an ...
49 Views 169,034 Adv
Movie Worksheet: Environment in Britain

Movie Worksheet: Environment in Britain

I made this worksheet to go with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hSylHLsYQ The worksheet includes a vocabulary matching exercise before watching based on difficult words included in t ...
2 Views 14,868 Pre-Int
Movie Worksheet:Beaufort Scale (Youtube Video)

Movie Worksheet:Beaufort Scale (Youtube Video)

The exercise is based on a Youtube video about the Beaufort Scale. It can be used while teaching the weather. I used it while having a specific lesson about Beaufort Scale. While watching, student ...
5 Views 11,699 Int
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Do You Agree?

Do You Agree?

This lesson plan and worksheets aim to encourage students to practice their speaking skills, giving their opinion on certain statements the teacher will read out loud about politics using specific ...
31 Views 54,070 IntAdvExam
Letters of Applicaton

Letters of Applicaton

It has 2 parts: a reading part, in which students have to read and show understanding by answering questions, and the writing part,  which gives students an opportunity to use what they have ...
13 Views 25,785 Int
E-mail of Complaint

E-mail of Complaint

What is a letter of complaint and what is it written for? Who is your target audience and what is the style of your letter? Some useful phrases and linking words are listed. Worksheet  pract ...
17 Views 47,467 IntAdv
The Best and Biggest (a Game with Comparatives and Superlatives)

The Best and Biggest (a Game with Comparatives and Superlatives)

There are 3 versions of the worksheet for 3 groups of students. The topic of each is an English-speaking country (the UK, the USA, Australia). You may want to supply maps of these countries.Each g ...
18 Views 24,490 ElemPre-Int
Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher

This is a worksheet I used with my 4th graders. It contains the biography of this popular singer as well as of his band. They work with vocabulary from the biographies and it also contains 2 readi ...
6 Views 8,858 Pre-Int
Song Worksheet: One Way or Another

Song Worksheet: One Way or Another

The worksheet is dedicated to the song called "One way or another" (Blondie / One Direction), extremely popular nowadays and adored by many young learners. Apart from the gap filling exercise (lis ...
21 Views 84,572 IntAdv
Movie Worksheet: Ellen Show (US Presidents)

Movie Worksheet: Ellen Show (US Presidents)

Just started working on the USA (geography, history, etc...) with my class. I prepared this listening exercise based on a video of the Ellen show called "Rainier and Atticus at the White House". L ...
2 Views 9,658 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: Speak Now by Taylor Swift

Song Worksheet: Speak Now by Taylor Swift

I used this worksheet to introduce the topic of marriages around the world. The song has a lot of vocabulary related to the topic (e.g. bride, vows, preacher, etc.). The worksheet contains a coupl ...
1 Views 8,788 IntAdv
Cindy's New Job

Cindy's New Job

This exercise, which I have designed, is very useful for students who learn English as a second language and happen to work in the field of service. I have been using it in my classes and it helps ...
4 Views 5,984 Beg
Movie worksheet: Die hard (1988)

Movie worksheet: Die hard (1988)

It's a movie worksheet with a lot of screenshots and subtitles to discuss the main characters and the plot of the film including curses and lexis on terrorism and hostages. I used it for an after- ...
7 Views 14,179 Pre-IntInt
Australia Day Reading

Australia Day Reading

The worksheet entitled 'Australia Day' has been prepared in order to get the students familiar with Australia and its regions. It may be used in the classes devoted to culture as well as mastering ...
14 Views 34,019 Pre-IntInt
ILR Level 1/2 Roleplays

ILR Level 1/2 Roleplays

These 8 ESL role plays are designed to challenge learners at ILR (International Language Roundtable) Level 1 or 2. The difference between these levels is the degree of resistance created by the t ...
19 Views 18,223 Pre-IntInt
Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

When I was prepearing a lesson about travelling, I made this project so that students could learn some interesting facts about Spain, particulary about Barcelona, the happiest city in Europe with ...
7 Views 9,202 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam
Treasure Hunt - Places in Town

Treasure Hunt - Places in Town

Fun way to practice places in town vocab as a warmer/cooler. I used flashcards from the Learn English Kids website. I put flashcards around the teaching center. Make sure they are hidden in places ...
5 Views 15,279 ElemPre-Int
Places in a City

Places in a City

This is a Ppt about some places you would finnd in a city. It contains images of the following places: airport, museum, restaurant, harbour, mountain, mall, beach, cathedral, bridge, fountain, par ...
14 Views 28,447 Beg
Common House Objects

Common House Objects

I made up this easy, fun exercise for my ESL class here in Oman. They were unfamiliar with some of the vocab, hence I made this.This is just a simple write the names of the objects under the pictu ...
15 Views 25,516 Elem
Computers and INternet Crossword Puzzle

Computers and INternet Crossword Puzzle

This is a crossword puzzle for teaching computers and Internet related vocabulary. Recommended for intermediate students who are asked to complete the crossword by using the across and down clues ...
25 Views 68,440 Pre-IntInt
Fruits and Vegetables Classroom Poster

Fruits and Vegetables Classroom Poster

This is a classroom poster which can also be used as a picture dictionary for teaching or revising fruit and vegetables related vocabulary. There are 36 new words illustrated with pictures for eas ...
25 Views 30,025 ElemPre-Int
What Does She Do? Board Game

What Does She Do? Board Game

This is a board game I design for my ESL adult beginners class. It deals with the third person affirmative, negative and questions with do and also with jobs. These are the answers (in case you ne ...
17 Views 31,236 BegElem
Practical Expressions

Practical Expressions

A good and extensive list of practical expressions, using three uses (informal, less formal and formal). Easy to put in use, as long as the majority of the expressions is for classroom use. It hel ...
38 Views 41,665 All

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