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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These three activities are very useful for learning phrasal verbs as the students. The first one can be used as a Bingo sheet or as visuals. While playing the memory game the students are trying ...
It was created in order to encourage young students to write a composition about their grandparents, with five simple questions as a guide. It may also reinforce the use of, he-she, his-her, can, ...
This vocabulary match worksheet comes from a film review on the Australian film "Any Questions for Ben?". Students are then asked to read half of the review to each other and listen for the new vo ...
This worksheet is about expressions and idioms using "As...as..." (for example: As blind as a bat). The worksheet includes a matching activity and a gap fill. I recommend that you teach any of the ...
I use this song as a revision or an introduction of I WISH structure. The song has become an anthem for the civil right movement so it can also be used to discuss the problem of racism and discrim ...
A lovely song with exercises aimed at revising adjectives/adverbs, perfect for students preparing for FCE exam. The worksheet includes pre- and post-listening questions (topic:education), vocabula ...
Read the passage. Then answer the questions below; finaly, retell the story in your own words. Also, put color to the pics and use it for present simple.
Reading comprehension level1.Read the short text, then answer questions; finaly retell the story.Also, put colors to the pics. This text contains 3rd person sentences in present simple.
This worksheet features a colour and its English spelling. Each page features an image of a fruit or vegetable to assist with object recognition.The worksheet is suitable for a range of ages and s ...
Roxette - It must have been love. There is a vocabulary activity followed by advisability and speculation about the past. Student fill in the blanks according to what they hear then discuss ...
A good worksheet to practice speaking and weekend/ free time / leisure time vocabulary . I have used this with Elementary, Pre-Int and Int, and it can be adjusted according to the level. I l ...
This worksheet develops students' reading skills by means of different strategies such us prediction in order to complete the text and scanning for getting specific information and fill ou ...
This ppt is based on Natural English textbook, pre-intermediate. It includes:- pronunciation (-ed-); -Passive Present and Past Revision; - a small intro to the Reading section: different types of ...
How much do you know about the USA? Complete the gaps with the info about the US presidents, towns, culture etc., find the correct letter and put down the final question. Can you answer it? ...
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising information about England, Great Britain and the UK, usually confused. Pupils have to look at a map and fill in a grid. They learn about the name ...
Commander Chris Hadfield performs a reworking of the David Bowie classic Space Oddity on his last day in charge of the International Space Station. Hadfield has become something of a stellar celeb ...
Count and Spell English Numerals 1-10 With this PowerPoint presentation you can learn, teach or review cardinal numbers. Each slide in the presentation includes a number timeline. This presentat ...
This is a great piece of lesson - introducing yourself on example of 2 football clubs - Chelsea and Benfica (finalists of Champion League) - could be further extended with the report on football m ...
This worksheet is about a video from National Geographic about UFO's, it is useful to practice the listening skill and it contains general and specific information, students can discriminate ...
This exercise is based on a YouTube video. The author Tonya Reinan who wrote the book The Power of Body Languages show some examples of how much we "talk" using our body, gestures, posture, etc. T ...
This presentation is about the most famous historical sights of London. The teacher gives the task to students to say a few words about the sight they will see using the key words given in the pre ...
There are two tasks in this worksheet: 1) who said (students have to write whose words are these); 2) writing task (write 7-10 sentences descrings most interesting episodes from the movie). If you ...
This is an information sheet for my students about how to present a book in class, what to include, what to talk about etc. They use it as a guideline when they present a book in the context of bo ...
Ad Mad Worksheet - Identify the Tense used in these popular Taglines and write your answers in the space provided. To learn English Grammar visit Magic Pathshala English Resources. For follow up ...
This is a worksheet to be used with the final episode of the BBC's Africa television series. I created this for an Intermediate class studying the Nature unit of the IELTS Target 5.0 student book. ...
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