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 a practical exercise, you can use it with elementary levels, either to practise or revise vocabulary. The use of images needs little explanation to the understanding of the nature of each ...
I use this exercise with adult learners of Spanish. The worksheet has 3 parts. In the first part Student A says the ingredients of a disn whilst Student B has to guess the name of the dish by li ...
It's a simple worksheet with two tasks (gap-filling with connectors and verbs in Past Simple) and a debate on the theme of the song. I suggest using the video for the last part in order to find th ...
This is a reading activity aimed at a good pre-intermediate class to Intermediate. There is a short newspaper article about a restaurant that sells very unhealthy food. The worksheet includes a vo ...
This worksheet provides some banking vocabulary, two crosswords, and a wordsearch. It is done or good for business and marketing students. The first page includes the banking vocabulary, and the o ...
The worksheet is designed for the newer version of Pride and Prejudice which is 2 hours long. There are listening questions and a fill in the blank section for each half of the film, to be divided ...
Students translate the synopsis given the worksheet and then they watch a delightful 22 minute video, listening out for certain information and key words. A useful listening exercise which helps ...
This is a speaking activity propmted by cards suggested for groups of three students. One student from the group draws a card from the pile and asks the question or proposes the topic for discussi ...
Common objects memory game is pretty straight forward. There's a set of pictures and a set of words (thirty of each) that you can complement with classroom objects or furniture according to your s ...
This is a vocabulary worksheet that also includes a word search exercise. This worksheet also includes a couple of conversation dialogues. This is a good worksheet for ESL students. The vocabul ...
At the C-2 proficiency level, expressions which native language speakers use on a daily basis can sometimes elude the EFL speaker. Here is an exercise similar to one which might be found on the ...
This worksheet will provide your students with a deeper look into what Junk Food is! It's an informative and fun way to repeat Food & Drinks vocabulary, practice There is/are with any or some. ...
The video worksheet is targeted on Upper-Intermediate level students doing a General English course. Before viewing the students comment on the heading and describe the picture. They look through ...
There are two versions of this set of worksheets in this file. The first is for adults because it includes reproductive organs. The worksheet toward the end is for children/adolescents or more con ...
It is a worksheet to use either before the smoking wordsearch so that learners create a good idea of what vocabulary items they are looking for or after completing the corresponding wordsearch to ...
There you can find 3 dialogues about shopping. First children watch or listen to the dialogues, then fill in the gaps with the phrases or words. The second exercise includes answering the question ...
This worksheet works great with intermediate students. First, they complete the lyrics of the song The Beauty and a Beat by Justin Bieber with the missing words. Then, they work on several activit ...
This fill-in worksheet has two songs. The lyrics can provide a further discussion about unemployment, racism and other problems of today's society. You can also find a video with Michael Jackson o ...
A rolling dice for teaching or revising Easter related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to to roll both dice and then make a sentence by using the picture clue provided.
This is a missing letters worksheet for teaching clothes related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the words given with the missing letters and then match ...
This a worksheet on phrasal verbs for intermediate students. There are 2 activities in which students are asked to complete each sentences with a suitable form of the phrasal verbs in the box and ...
Song For Elementary Level to revise Basic Vocabulary: Colours, Opposite Adjectives, Verbs Having to do With Senses and Parts of the Body. step 1: GUESS THE BLANKS Students fill in the blanks with ...
This is a reading worksheet about groundhogs. This may be used in a Groundhog Day Lesson as an introduction or if the students do not know what a groundhog is. The worksheet includes vocabulary ...
Hello again, it has been long. I have missed submitting worksheets :D Anyway, this worksheet will help you to practice Past Simple forms by reading, listening. There are 3 parts. First the student ...
Crime or Offense and their Definitions is a very popular worksheet for my legal English students. These terms and definitions help the student to understand what is meant by a particular crime an ...
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