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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It is a worksheet related to the topic of hobbies, namely collecting thingss. It can be used in lessons dealing with young kids practising their free time activities in holidays.
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Saint Valentine's Day. The topic of this color presentation is St.Valentines Day. Can be used for holiday English lessons with school children. They can learn the history, customs and traditions. ...
This is an easy worksheet for ESL pupils to practice the vocabulary of 'the farm'. I used it with 15-year old pupils who enjoyed it very much. You can use this worksheet as practice as well a ...
Students studying for the FCE need lots and lots of key word transformation practice. This includes prefux and suffix practice. I like using short worksheets as warmers. This multiple choice wor ...
I used this video and worksheet after reading Othello. My pupils loved it! There are many ways of using this video + lyrics, but I didn't have much time after reading Othello, so I just showed i ...
This is a 3-page worksheet based on the transcript to be found on the BBC learning English website. You can equally download the corresponding mp3 file on the same page to play in class. Students ...
This worksheet is useful for reading in the 6th form. It is interesting because of the language used by O.Wilde. It gives a chance for students to understand the difference between classical and m ...
The students will find someone from their class who is best described by the words/phrases in each box. Just like in real bingo, they need to form the pattern (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) for ...
This worksheet helps students recognize the name and amount of common US currency. Students begin by drawing on their prior knowledge and working in pairs or small groups to identify the names an ...
The topic of this color presentation is St.Valentines Day. It can be used for holiday English lessons. This is a list of phrases that you can use to express your love for someone. Do you have any ...
It is an amaaaaaaaazing board game for students who just started to read!!! There are three pages (first two pages are cards- you should cut them) and the third page is the board.
First page - pi ...
This worksheet includes prompt questions to help students play the game 'guess who?'. It is for beginner level. The worksheet includes short questions and descriptions of people. It is to help stu ...
This worksheet is based on the lyrics of the melancholic song Wire to Wire by Razorlight. Students of all ages and levels could have fun filling it out, once they have some basic knowledge about V ...
This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a classroom poster for teaching tools related vocabulary. There are 30 new words illustrated with pictures for easy memorization. Available i ...
Students create new words using the letters in "Happy Valentine's Day" There are seven columns for them to complete. The new words can be from different categories, or related to a specific topic ...
This worksheet accompanies the video Dogs, Cats, and Tarantulas. This time it is designed for intermediate level students. I divided it into three different parts. In first part, students listen ...
Thanks to this site I came across a video I really liked. It's called Dogs, Cats, and Tarantulas and, obviously, is about pets. This is the first of two worksheets I made to use with this video. ...
Pictures and vocabulary pertaining to both the British and American monetary system. There is also a short worksheet to go over some of the vocabulary dealing with American coins. I also recomme ...
This is a power point presentation for revising cooking verbs. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to match the verbs with the pictures.Most beginner ESL classes teach a unit on foo ...
True/False sentences; questions on the texts Adjective degrees: comparative / superlative Gap filling: Present Simple / Present Continuous Adjective opposites Labeling: Parts of the body Selectin ...
True / False sentences / Questions on the text "My family" Labeling: parts of the body and family members Who's who: family relationships Gap filling: Possessive adjectives/ Present simple of "to ...
This is a mingling activity I created to teach adjectives to elementary students. It goes with a presentation. Explain that their character depends on the colour they like, and now they may find o ...
This is a presentation I created to teach adjectives to elementary students. Explain that their character depends on the colour they like, and now they may find out a lot about thair friends or pa ...
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