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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.


With 14,321 vocabulary worksheets available, you can find material on a wide range of topics relating to your lesson or students’ needs below - including business, medical, animals, holidays, and many more. You’ll also find worksheets on idioms, colloquialisms, phrasal verbs, and even slang vocabulary.


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 Kitchen Game Cards

The Kitchen Game Cards

The Kitchen game cards were designed like Taboo game cards. There are 49 cards about food, drinks and kitchen stuff. These game cards are another part of The Kitchen project. The Kitchen is a the ...
17 Views 19,550 ElemPre-IntInt
Icebreakers

Icebreakers

I've already used all these activities to teach English either as a second language or as a foreign language and it works great! They are mainly activities to get to know each other. Especially if ...
49 Views 180,057 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
St Patrick's Day Quiz

St Patrick's Day Quiz

The topic of the powerpoint presentation is St Patrick's Day. It is based on the powerpoint presentation that I found on BusyTeacher and on the materials found in some coursebooks. It begins with ...
12 Views 30,371 ElemPre-Int
It's Cloudy!

It's Cloudy!

This is a craft designed for very young learners. They can colour the sky, and then cut out the clouds and glue them onto the sky. The worksheet may also be used to practise colours if pupils are ...
10 Views 11,286 Beg
Peruvian Animals

Peruvian Animals

It's about what kind of animals there are in Peru my country. Students have to match them with the correct name and the correct picture. Then they can write comparative sentences using the picture ...
4 Views 13,157 Elem
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House Furniture: Cut and Stick Prepositions

House Furniture: Cut and Stick Prepositions

This is a cut and stick worksheet to practice prepositions. I have used it in class with different versions of the text and it works great when sts have to work in pairs and make their partner to ...
22 Views 16,523 BegElem
The Alphabet

The Alphabet

This is a PowerPoint presentation about the correct pronunciation of the English alphabet in both American accent and Great Britain accent. It can help with pronuncation of the alphabet for early ...
12 Views 21,559 Beg
Law and Order

Law and Order

The listening tasks are prepared on a trailer of the TV series "Law and Order". It is to introduce or revise vocabulary connected with CRIME. On the second page of the document I added possible an ...
11 Views 10,919 IntAdv
Follow Simple Instructions: Tick, Circle, Underline etc.

Follow Simple Instructions: Tick, Circle, Underline etc.

Worksheet - students have to follow simple instructions tasks, for eg. tick, circle, cross, or underline the correct answer, type the first letter of their names etc. They have to choose the corre ...
6 Views 19,969 BegElem
Listening Worksheet: Ray Kroc by VOA

Listening Worksheet: Ray Kroc by VOA

There are 4 listening tasks on this worksheet telling the story of Ray Kroc: the man who made McDonald's popular around the world. After listening, students are asked to reformulate the story in t ...
27 Views 75,735 Int
Advertising Techniques

Advertising Techniques

This is a worksheet which I made for my conversation club lesson. First, I gave these advertising techniques. Because it contains example photos for each technique, I think it is very catchy for y ...
14 Views 40,566 ElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Simple Man by Shinedown

Song Worksheet: Simple Man by Shinedown

Students will start by surfing on the net to get some information about the group. Then, listen to the song and fill it out with the appropriate lyrics. This activity deals with minimal pairs. Thi ...
2 Views 4,994 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Imagine by John Lennon

Song Worksheet: Imagine by John Lennon

I prepared this worksheet for an elementary level (A2) class. I devised it as an end-of-lesson filler, but it can be a starter too. Since this song is very well-known, the proposed activity (that ...
10 Views 22,539 All
Song Worksheet: Mother by John Lennon

Song Worksheet: Mother by John Lennon

Instructions: In pairs or individually students complete the blanks with verbs in the past tense: HAD, WANTED, DIDN'T, NEEDED, LEFT, COULDN’T, TRIED, GOT. Simple and easy to be used as a war ...
5 Views 20,151 BegElemPre-IntInt
Kiev Sightseeing

Kiev Sightseeing

Some useful facts about Kiev sightseeings and modern Kiev. (St Sophia's Cathedral, Golden Gate, Thrilling Kiev). Hope your students will like it!!! This power point presentation will help you to b ...
6 Views 7,397 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Crime Idioms

Crime Idioms

Crime idioms for teaching English to law enforcement agencies' officers and other students interested in law and crime topics. The worksheet will help your students enrich their vocabulary on the ...
26 Views 33,497 IntAdv
Shops and Places in Town Dice

Shops and Places in Town Dice

These are two dice for teaching or revising shops and places in town related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to to roll both dice and then make a sentence by using t ...
5 Views 23,543 Elem
Jobs and Occupations Picture Dictionary

Jobs and Occupations Picture Dictionary

This is a 2-page picture dictionary which can also be used as classroom poster for teaching jobs and occupations related vocabulary. There are 44 new words illustrated with pictures for easy memo ...
18 Views 43,862 ElemPre-Int
Describe a Fruit

Describe a Fruit

This is a writing activity to practice a descriptive paragraph. Ask your students to bring their favorite fruit or vegetable to class. In part 1 they should answer questions about the fruit or veg ...
7 Views 26,455 Elem
Personal Information Worksheet

Personal Information Worksheet

This is a speaking and writing worksheet. First, students are asked to unscramble words to make personal questions. They can work in a group of four. Then they interview each other and record thei ...
10 Views 33,888 Elem
Find Someone Who (for Korean students)

Find Someone Who (for Korean students)

Worksheet that gets students in a conversation class to mingle with each other. It focuses on things Korean students would find easy to discuss, but can easily be adapted to students from any othe ...
5 Views 8,641 Pre-IntInt
Idioms with Parts of the Body

Idioms with Parts of the Body

Powerpoint presentation which includes fifteen idioms which use parts of the body. The presentation includes a literal illustration of the idiom as well as an example. At the end is a list of defi ...
31 Views 29,726 IntAdv
Concept Checking Common Symptoms

Concept Checking Common Symptoms

After teaching common symptoms, this worksheet can be used to check students' understanding. I usually cut it up, and give to my students with symptom names, and they match them. Alternatively, th ...
6 Views 13,873 Elem
Video Worksheet: Apache Girl Coming of Age Ceremony

Video Worksheet: Apache Girl Coming of Age Ceremony

Listening worksheet for this Nat Geo video:    I use this in my class to review stages of life and discuss transitional ceremonies such as weddings and coming of age ceremonies. Good ...
5 Views 14,667 IntAdv
Young Teen Sails Around World Alone: Listening Worksheet

Young Teen Sails Around World Alone: Listening Worksheet

Worksheet to go along with this youtube video:    Laura Dekker is a young teen who completed a round the world ocean voyage at the age of 16. Good for discussing challenges, adventur ...
9 Views 17,340 IntAdv

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