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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This is a picture crossword for teaching or revising sports related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to place the words in the correct place of the grid and then match them with ...
I created this presentation as a supplement to a lesson from the text on slang in general. This PowerPoint is a "quiz." I had my students guess what they thought the meaning of the slang word/phra ...
I created this presentation to teach my students about American Football. This presentation covers the history of football, rules, uniforms, tailgating, rivalries, and traditions. I have included ...
My students were studying a unit that had information on NYC, so I made this presentation to talk about some of my favorite things about the city. This PowerPoint is made up of mainly photos. I ta ...
I presented this PowerPoint with my British co-worker. The topics covered include the differences between British and American intonation, spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary. It was a fun cla ...
I used this presentation with secondary students in Spain. The vocabulary covers summer holidays, activities, cookout food/drinks, and weather. The last slide in my PP is copied and pasted from a ...
Odd one out 2. Which one is different? Cross out the word that does not belong and explain why. There are fifteen rows and each of them has got four words. Students will have to cross out the word ...
Just to make students learn vocabulary about a topic so common for them.They can talk about the characteristics and likes of each tribe. It would be ideal for a speaking class afterwards. Students ...
This is a worksheet with some vocabulary about bathrooms, most specific about the things that are stored there. There are 24 items and the students must match them with the words that are below th ...
This is a reading comprehension text.I used it as a test after teaching future plans,conditional type 1 and time conjunctions. My laerners are asked to read the text and to do some activities rela ...
A fun worksheet about cooking cornflakes for kids to be creative as well as test their knowledge. The story around an everyday activity can make them more interested in the worksheet. As an added ...
The same as in Spanish, ta te ti, in English it is tic tac toe to review grammar, vocabulary, or just have fun in groups, if the class is large you can make the tic tac toe wider, and besides that ...
An authentic reading skills task that is using an internet webpage of a volcano holiday trip. Aimed to encourage readers to scan for the key words and main idea rather than read everything on the ...
This is a reading comprehension worksheet about food.Recommended for pre-intermediate students who are asked to read the text, answer the questions, find evidence for the statements about the text ...
This is a 2-page worksheet for revising shops and shopping related vocabulary. Recommended for intermediate students who are asked to decide what is the right meaning of the expressions given, and ...
This is a coloful PPT presentation which will help you to monitor the knowledge of your students about the biography of the playwright, his works and quotations in an amusing way. This game is bas ...
A PPT presentation is devoted to the age of Elizabeth the First, a prominent playwright - William Shakespeare, places of interest in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's works and the "Globe". The ...
This activity is to practice listening skills by filling missing words in the lyrics. Also, students can practice reading by searching for parts of the body, future tense expressions and phrases r ...
This is meant to be for the fourth graders. It is about the days of the week and regular actions (verbs).The idea is first to find the days of the week in a puzzle and write them in order.Second, ...
This is meant to be for the 2nd graders. It is about the parts of a house and prepositions. The idea is first to identify the part of the house, secondly, draw some furniture and objects in the co ...
James and the animals. Reading Comprehension Level 2.Directions: 1. Read the text, then take out the unknown words, before, look them up in the bilingual dictionary and finally, answer the questio ...
Seagulls. Reading Comprehension Level 2. Directions: 1. Read the text and answer the questions below 2. Circle the verbs, underline the nouns and finally, classify them 3. Translate the passage or ...
This is meant to be for the 1st graders.It is about twelve Animals. The main idea of the worksheet is to recognize the animals, match the pictures with the corresponding words and after that the s ...
The ppt is about the life and some works of William Shakespeare, included Sonnet 18. It is more likely to be used in a lecture as it does not have any activities, but can be adapted to use as a re ...
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