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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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What Are They Wearing?

What Are They Wearing?

Hello :) You can find a short test which is written in very simple English and three other activities which are related to that text (reading comprehension). Activities are True or False, answerin ...
16 Views 14,677 BegElem
Definitions

Definitions

With this worksheet students will learn how to define words in English. It is an easy layout where students can learn to describe words related to people, objects, places and animals. Students can ...
9 Views 8,215 Int
In the Office Matching Activity

In the Office Matching Activity

This is a simple matching activity for revising office related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to match the pictures with the words given. The worksheet is available ...
10 Views 16,422 ElemPre-Int
Kitchen Appliances Decoding Activity

Kitchen Appliances Decoding Activity

This is a worksheet for teaching or revising kitchen appliances related vocabulary. The words have been written in code. Students are asked to use the hints in the decoder at the top of the page t ...
16 Views 17,369 ElemPre-Int
My Pet: Controlled Writing

My Pet: Controlled Writing

This is an easy sentence completion worksheet on controlled writing. First, learners have to complete a short description of a pet using given words. Then, they write their own description using t ...
7 Views 21,886 BegElem
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Do You Believe?

Do You Believe?

This was a great way I found to make my students talk and learn how to express their opinion. It's very simple and it doesn't require much effort. Handout the sheets to each student (or group, it' ...
42 Views 22,459 IntAdv
Jobs Guessing Game

Jobs Guessing Game

This is a fun but competitive activity I made to practise jobs vocabulary with my 9-10 year olds from the OUP course Incredible English level 4, unit 2 (which are teacher, dancer, astronaut, artis ...
47 Views 145,803 Elem
An Ice Hotel

An Ice Hotel

Covering more than 30,000 square feet, the Ice Hotel includes an Ice Chapel, the hotel itself, an ice art exhibition hall, a cinema and last but not least, the world famous ‘Absolut Ice Bar& ...
11 Views 22,120 Elem
Homonyms

Homonyms

This worksheet on two pages is about homonyms. Students must choose the right word in each sentence and then think of their own pair of words and provide examples. It can be used on its own or alo ...
22 Views 50,589 Pre-Int
Homophones

Homophones

This worksheet contains four different exercises on two pages. Most of them can be done in pairs. The lesson plan, including the lead-in and follow-up activity, is on page three (it is only my sug ...
49 Views 52,324 Pre-Int
Rooms in the House: Living Room

Rooms in the House: Living Room

This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet or a classroom poster for teaching living room related vocabulary. The file is available in both colour and black and white ver ...
17 Views 25,875 ElemPre-Int
Rooms in the House: Kitchen

Rooms in the House: Kitchen

This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a classroom poster for teaching kitchen related vocabulary. There are 36 new words illustrated with pictures for easy memorization. Availab ...
14 Views 41,838 ElemPre-Int
The Movie 'Up' Worksheet

The Movie 'Up' Worksheet

This worksheet is to be used in the classroom for the Cartoon 'Up.' There are some adjectives and words that describe the characters. The students need to match the words to the right characters. ...
8 Views 17,612 IntAdv
English-Speaking Countries Awareness Quiz

English-Speaking Countries Awareness Quiz

This quiz is both an informative and entertaining activity. It can be played in class or English club school work. All keys provided for all 4 different sections being groupped into Rounds allow a ...
27 Views 38,193 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: Let Us Move On by Dido

Song Worksheet: Let Us Move On by Dido

There are 4 exercises in my worksheet. Exercise 1: Fill in the blank, Exercise 2: Arrange the order, Exercise 3: choose the correct answer and Exercise 4: Give the synonym or antonyms words. ...
6 Views 6,486 Pre-IntInt
Environment: Vocabulary Study

Environment: Vocabulary Study

I have created this worksheet so that my students can learn not only basic environment vocabulary but also how to define these terms. The pictures are there to make this task more interesting. You ...
29 Views 27,622 Pre-IntInt
Crime, Punishment, Justice Taboo [Vocabulary]

Crime, Punishment, Justice Taboo [Vocabulary]

This is some vocabulary to play a game like Taboo. The only difference is that there are no forbidden words. This is a pretty good game since it just requires the students to concentrate on the ma ...
10 Views 14,661 Adv
Household Chores: Speaking Activity

Household Chores: Speaking Activity

This is a speaking activity using present simple in which students survey their classmates about household chores. Students write their classmates names in the top row of boxes. With each classma ...
16 Views 47,706 Elem
Entry Test

Entry Test

This worksheet is an entry test divided in comprehension, grammar and vocabulary. It has multiple choice exercises, gap filling and brief comprehension exercises. It also contains an exercise to f ...
6 Views 15,163 Pre-Int
London Powerpoint Presentation

London Powerpoint Presentation

A powerpoint presentation about London for Grades 8/9: talking about the creation of the city, its population, mayor and famous addresses like 10, Downing st., fashion designers and monuments. It ...
23 Views 44,050 Pre-IntInt
Jobs Exercises

Jobs Exercises

The worksheet contains two exercises related to jobs. The first exercise is a matching exercise with a list of words and their definitions. You have words like pension, career, dole, part-time jo ...
12 Views 16,397 ElemPre-Int
Profile Page Template: This is Me

Profile Page Template: This is Me

This is a simple page called "This is Me" which will help your students feel free and relaxed to tell, then write about self. The page is good to use during the first lesson with your new students ...
11 Views 29,228 ElemPre-Int
Personality Adjectives Worksheet

Personality Adjectives Worksheet

The worksheet is aimed to introduce and provide controlled practice of some personality adjectives; then the students are to compare their family members just to personalize the target language. T ...
28 Views 72,086 Elem
Master Baker: Cooking Lesson Plan

Master Baker: Cooking Lesson Plan

This lesson plan is designed to teach students the basic cooking verbs that mostly used in baking. It includes video, board game, cake decorating challenge. It is great for practicing listening, ...
13 Views 23,096 ElemPre-IntInt
Getting Around: Questions

Getting Around: Questions

Worksheet for beginners to understand the use of 'when' & 'where' questions to get around. Simple exercises of time and place to encourage confidence in asking for help/understanding answers a ...
19 Views 27,789 BegElem

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