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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This is an first-day board game to help students get to know each other and get them talking in English. Lower to mid intermediate level. Played in groups of 3-4. Students flip a coin and move two ...
While they are watching the movie, students will have to analyze the characters, the settings, the different sequences of the film. Listening comprehension as well as writing skill can be assesse ...
This is an icebreaker or closing activity, it's for sports activities. The students must walk around the classroom asking others the questions and if the sport is their favorite one, or if they ca ...
Schools around the world, read the bullet points from each slide to the students and then they must guess what country the school is in, then for bonus points ask them to answer the capital, curre ...
this is a worksheet based on the song "girl on fire" by Alicia Keys. It can be used for elementary students and it contains several types of activities such as fill in the blanks, complete the sen ...
Using the worksheet and an alphabet dice (or just by randomly choosing a letter out of a hat) you can practice vocabulary. You can change the headings to anything you are studying. This game is ...
Listen to the song Billy Jean and fill the gaps. An alltime classic! Enjoy. One activity that can be done before giving out the worksheets is on a piece of paper get the students to write down any ...
These are story fragments with questions. You can print them out of display them for the whole class. Discuss questions. Then write the rest of the story. If you can't answer a question, ignor ...
Tips on how to write a clear, to the point corporate email. This worksheet also brings dictations, listening and reading activities. Designed for false beginners students. Interactive worksheets t ...
A simple worksheet for beginners to write the English word below the pictures. We were teaching time and some big numbers were an issue for my students i.e. thirty, forty-five, etc. So we decided ...
A Power point presentation contraining only one slide. It is useful for kindergarden and primary school students. A simple Mother's day poem in a heart for children to colour. Of course, after co ...
This is a worksheet for teaching bathroom items related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to study the words using the picture dictionary given and then find them in t ...
This is a set of flashcards for teaching or revising Saint Patrick's Day related vocabulary. They are easily adaptable to any level or age and they can also be used as conversation cards, or class ...
Jobs: teacher, dentist, nurse, artist, fire fighter, police officer, doctor, farmer, cook, bus driver. Start of with teaching the vocabulary first, using flash cards or photos. Next you can proc ...
By introducing this boardgame into your classes, students will have fun while learning Saint Patrick's Day related vocabulary. Play the game with dice and counters, when students land on a square ...
This worksheet contains questions which are not in a correct order - students must make sentences and then they work in pairs and ask each other. It is for beginners - I prepared it for my student ...
This worksheet practices similes in order to equip EFL students with more tools for writing descriptive paragraphs. It is aimed at elementary level students. It can be used as a follow-up activity ...
This is a simple wordsearch for elementary students including basic animal names. It aims to test students' receptive knowledge of these names by testing spelling at the same time. Problem so ...
This is a worksheet with some sentences to be completed with personal information. Students fill some blank spaces with the words that better cmplete the sentences.
This worksheet shows the different trades existing on a building site. The students must look at the drawing then they match the jobs with the numbers. It is a very interesting activity if you stu ...
This worksheet is great for describing people's physical appearance. It is useful for presenting vocabulary. It is a very organized way to provide an easy understanding. It provides adjectives, s ...
Can your students name these vegetables? 15 vegetables are pictured. Students choose from a word bank to identify each vegetable. Vegetables included are: cucumber, pumpkin, onions, broccoli, m ...
Questions and vocabulary about the video. Listening Comprehension, questions students have to answer related with the video and an exercise on the vocabulary used with its defenitions. Students ...
In this video, Rachel and Phoebe take literature classes. While Phoebe is really interested in learning something, Rachel just wants to have some fun with her friend. This activity can be used for ...
A worksheet with food vocabulary practice. Also food expressions are emphasized "Do you want some more?" With a native language vocabulary translation section (where they read the word and write t ...
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