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 is the second part of the classroom vocabulary. We can use it to teach words and pronounciation. Basic and intemediate grade. There are about thirty five words , you can form sentences ...
It's a picture word list about the things in the classroom. We can use it to study the vocabulary and the pronounciation. This is only the middle. There are two parts. We can use at the elemetary ...
This is a bingo game for business students. I usually do this a little different than regular bingo games. Instead of calling out the information in the boxes, I have the students interview each-o ...
This song is used as the basis for an American literature class:as it is the soundtrack of the movie "the Great Gatsby",it gives teachers the chance to explain a little bit about Fitzgerald and hi ...
They are about number-prefixes. From 1 to 9, including some definitions of cerntain words. Lots of pictures for visual learners. There are a few historical hints in this file and teacher needs to ...
This is a reading comprehension worksheet for pre-intermediate students on cinema related vocabulary.Students are asked to read the text, answer the questions, find evidence for the statements abo ...
Fill the blanks activity followed by some civilisation questions. I added an interesting analysis of the song found on the Internet to be used as a helper to deal with US civilisation themes : Vi ...
This is a very simple worksheet to teach days of the week in the calendar. For more follow up activities and educational worksheets visit Magic Pathshala. Sing along with below Calendar song in cl ...
This is a small text for beginners in learning English. They learned new English words about spring and Easter. Now they can fill in missing words in this text, they practise their new vocabulary ...
This worksheet is for beginners. They have to find more words which begin with the different letters. I made this worksheet for kids in class 3 in Germany. They start learning English and know som ...
These are two tasks connected with different phrasal verbs. Students can learn them in the context given because these phrasal verbs are in mini dialogues. There are 15 sentences spoken by one per ...
This is a cultural quiz for students of,for example, primary school to check their knowledge about English speaking countries. There are 50 questions which students have to answe ...
This is a basic test on face's parts and two more excercises on verb to be. Can be use as a warm up. Kids could used the face image to write the part indicated by the arrow and name as for example ...
This is a set of worksheets designed to help with form filling and applying for jobs. It can be used for cutting and matching once the powerpoint has been shown. The powerpoint is here to introduc ...
This is a set of worksheets designed to help with form filling and applying for jobs.It can be used for cutting and matching once the powerpoint has been shown. The powerpoint is used to introduce ...
This is a text about living in Stockholm( + 3 exercises). Skills to be developed: reading and understanding,work with a dictionary and speaking( answering questions about the text and some ideas f ...
It's a power point file containing sounds and pictures of farm animals. This is suitable for kid's classes. I made it for engagement stage and my students really enjoyed it. You can show the slide ...
This is a wordsearch puzzle for revising types of TV programmes related vocaulary. Recommended for intermediate students who are asked to find the name of each programme in the grid using the defi ...
This is a crossword for teaching collective nouns.Recommended for intermediate students who are asked to complete the crossword by using the across and down clues given.The answer key is included.
This is a simple and easy worksheet for revising days of the week related vocabulary.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the crossword and unscramble the letters and find ...
This is a a classroom poster for teaching the days of the week related vocabulary at elementary level.The file is available in both colour and black and white version.
This is a powerpoint that presents family vocabulary. It contains pictures and words about family members. The last slide is an exercise about Simpson's Family, to check your students comprehensio ...
How much do you know about the USA? Complete the gaps with info about the US presidents, towns, culture etc., find the correct letter and put down the final question. Can you answer it? It´s ...
Just a few common sentences in English and their Spanish translation. There, you could find how to say "hello", greetings, how to ask and more. It also includes the spanish translation in order to ...
This is a writing activity for intermediate students who are asked to, based on the topics given , write a speech defending animals’ rights and the idea that people should never abuse and ex ...
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