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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The students are in pairs. One student is the custom officer and the other student is a passenger at the customs office. Here are some different situations. Students must create different dialogue ...
This is a worksheet about different games. The students must look at the pictures and match them to the new vocabulary. This is vocabulary about cards, darts...Then the students must complete the ...
Self introduction; helps shy students to self evaluate and talk about their physical characteristics without embarassment and shame. Helps to express opinions about others and provides fertile gro ...
Role-play between a receptionist and a customer. It contains hints to conduct a real-life conversation. Students are required to construct their own sentences. It can be used at an elementary leve ...
This worksheet focuses on choosing between DO / DOES and GO / GOES, and asks questions about 'my father' and 'my mother'. This is designed for 'starters' in a primary school. It helps the stud ...
This worksheet helps the children to identify different hobbies and categorise them. When children do this worksheet they can think about each hobby and can decide on a hobby for them. It motivat ...
I usually use this exercise as an ice-breaker for the first time teaching upper-intermediate and advanced students. Its a pair work exercise, where each student asks the other one certain question ...
It`s a list of telephone Phrasal Verbs that you can use in class with meanings and examples. You can use it as a material for a Speaking Class as an introduction or review. Another way can be ...
This is a PowerPoint presentation for revising clothes related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to read and listen the words and then play a game where they have to c ...
This is a quizz about what the students know about South Africa and Apartheid. Before doing this test, we studied the history of South Africa, the Apartheid system and Nelson Mandela's biography. ...
A weather worksheet for very young learners to colour, cut out and glue. With young pupils we always talk about the weather at the beginning of the lesson, and this craft can also be used as a wea ...
This worksheet has been designed for very young pupils. First I have the children colour the sky, and then they cut out and glue the cloud and raindrops. Once the craft is finished it can be displ ...
It's an excellent ppt which can be used for teaching culture as it will let them learn different features of Wales, you can find here some useful information that will help you undertsand th ...
Students are going to resolve a word search that includes the family member’s vocabulary.It's aimed at providing students the vocabulary with which we are going to work during the clas ...
The worksheet consists of 24 sentences to practise mixed rephrasing dealing with vocabulary related to the environment & environmental problems. The key to the sentences is included. Thanks Ph ...
This worksheet has a story about a lorry driver and his everyday life. Studens get to know about the other people's life, their habbits and duties.There are 3 tasks: for reading, for speaking and ...
This is an unusual London sights quiz. There are 14 non-traditional pictures of London - buildings from rare points of view, black silhouettes or photos taken at nights. It´s quite difficult ...
This is a 2-part video worksheet. Students watch the trailer and complete the sentences with the missing word (they've been given the first letter except for where a number is needed). You'll want ...
If you have a copy of this episode this is a great lesson to run with a group of female only students. The episode looks at the themes of embarassment, feelings of failure, female competition and ...
Excellent song to make your students think about the symbols and philosophy of life. It comprises a gap-filling exercise and nine questions to answer but it'll be hard to do. The song raises the i ...
This is a set of high-quality flashcards for teaching or revising clothes related vocabulary. They can also be used as memory games, conversation cards, oral test, group work or classroom posters.
This is a simple writing activity for elementary students who are asked to write a small composition about the way they spend their leisure time, they may answer the questions given to guide the ...
A set of 20 cards with various problems. Students are supposed to think of a piece of advice for each, using the structure "I think you should... / I don't think you should.... Suitable for pairwo ...
This three-page worksheet explains the tradition of making New Year's resolutions. It also introduces the grammatical structure for making promising using "will". There are plenty of examples and ...
The song will help you practice some useful expressions along with grammar issues such as Present Simple and Present Continuous. It's very beautiful and you can enjoy watching video and provoke di ...
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