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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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Connected Crosswords & a Wordsearch

Connected Crosswords & a Wordsearch

This is a set of crosswords all related to each other. The solution of the first will be the 1st line of the 2nd crossword. From the marked letters students can create a new word that helps solvin ...
3 Views 9,132 BegElem
Vocabulary Presentation

Vocabulary Presentation

Vocabulary
It is a power point vocabulary lesson for like 10 minutes. Again, all the vocabulary was presented with different pictures and sentences. If a teacher has a little time in the class without any ma ...
2 Views 4,246 Elem
Christmas Picture Story

Christmas Picture Story

This is a very simple story where the key nouns are pictures. Students have to read the story by identifying them. There are some questions about the story as well. On the 2nd page you can find th ...
13 Views 22,480 BegElem
Vocabulary Cards for Beginners [Korean Learners]

Vocabulary Cards for Beginners [Korean Learners]

Vocabulary
This is a vocabulary list in both Korean and English. They can be used for kids learning either language. Paste these cards to poster board and cut them up to use as a memory game. Also, enlarge ...
2 Views 12,408 Elem
Fruits and Veggies

Fruits and Veggies

Fruits and Veggies vocabulary. It will be helpful to students learn the common vocabulary. Hope you like it. It can be use in different activities such as memory games, puzzles, vocabulary book. ...
7 Views 8,197 All
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"There is" Construction: 4 Rooms

This worksheet presents 4 short texts to practice "there is". It also introduces pretty basic vocabulary about things in the house. Students should work in pairs: first student reads his/her text, ...
11 Views 9,253 BegElem
Song Worksheet: Shake up Christmas by Train

Song Worksheet: Shake up Christmas by Train

Christmas song 'Shake up Christmas' is ideal to do just before Christmas. As a warm- up I asked my students what kind of music they listen to and who their favourite singer is. Then there is a sho ...
7 Views 17,354 ElemPre-Int
How Many Words Can You Write With These Letters?

How Many Words Can You Write With These Letters?

Students create new words using the letters in "Happy New Year". There are seven columns for them to complete (words with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and six letters). The words can be from different categorie ...
20 Views 28,989 ElemPre-Int
E-mails

E-mails

A reading comprehension text with questions intended to first year learners in Algeria. It includes comprehension; text exploration and writing. I hope it would be useful.
16 Views 24,145 Int
Christmas Vocab for Beginners

Christmas Vocab for Beginners

A worksheet containing 3 simple exercises usable even with complete beginners. There are 15 vocabulary items (Christmas tree, mistletoe, bells...) to learn, an exercise with pictures to practise t ...
9 Views 19,026 BegElem
Animals Can...

Animals Can...

This worksheet can be useful to practise the modal Can, vocabulary of animals and verbs. They use the modal Can and the verbs that are related with animal activitiesI use this worksheet for my gro ...
16 Views 21,898 Beg
Traditional Christmas Mince Pie Recipe

Traditional Christmas Mince Pie Recipe

Mince pie as part of the Christmas table had long been an English custom. Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without Mince Pies. This worksheet contains illustrated instruction how to make a tra ...
14 Views 15,333 Int
Simple Past Speaking Activity

Simple Past Speaking Activity

Speaking activity with famous people, that requires the use of the past of verb to be, especially. There are some famous people from the U.S. and from Brazil. If the students are not from Brazil, ...
30 Views 38,301 BegElemPre-Int
Environment Interactive Board

Environment Interactive Board

This big board is an ideal tool to revise environment and nature vocabulary using an interactive board. Firstly they choose points and then they see questions. When they answer questions you s ...
13 Views 21,152 Pre-Int
Colour By Number Worksheet

Colour By Number Worksheet

This is a coulour by number activity for teaching colours and numbers related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to follow the directions to colour the picture.
12 Views 31,871 BegElem
Christmas Interactive Boardgame

Christmas Interactive Boardgame

This is an interactive board game which is aimed for teaching or revising Christmas related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to spin the wheel, count the number of spaces in the ...
16 Views 27,736 BegElem
Last Christmas: Past Simple Worksheet

Last Christmas: Past Simple Worksheet

This is a worksheet for teaching Christmas related vocabulary and the past simple tense. There's a brief explanation at the top of the page followed by 2 activities in which students are asked to ...
19 Views 38,141 Elem
Song Worksheet: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Song Worksheet: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

This is a song activity for Christmas. Children's favourite "Santa Claus is coming to town" with a few missing words for children to try and find. It doesn't matter if they find every word, they s ...
14 Views 35,988 BegElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: The 12 Days of Christmas

Song Worksheet: The 12 Days of Christmas

One of the best Christmas songs is The 12 Days of Christmas. Here is a lesson plan that can take a few days and has each of the skills in it to practice: speaking, reading, writing and listening. ...
8 Views 21,951 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: Walking in the Air

Song Worksheet: Walking in the Air

Gap fill to 'Walking in the Air' Christmas song. Students have to fill in the gaps. Here is the song with the full lyrics: Lyrics to Walking In The Air : We're walking in the air We're floating ...
5 Views 14,354 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: White Christmas by Taylor Swift

Song Worksheet: White Christmas by Taylor Swift

I prepared this worksheet for an adult class, but it can be edited for teenagers as well. I found Taylor Swift's version of this classic very refreshing. Plus, it features very easy vocabulary, so ...
11 Views 19,916 ElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Let It Snow by Frank Sinatra [For Russian Speakers]

Song Worksheet: Let It Snow by Frank Sinatra [For Russian Speakers]

This worksheet includes all necessary materials for successful learning of the song "Let it snow" by Frank Sinatra: tasks (fill in the gaps, matching) and illustrated vocabulary cards. You may al ...
14 Views 20,825 BegElem
Am I Lying? [Board Game]

Am I Lying? [Board Game]

A set containing two kinds of cards to play the game. Suitable both for pairwork and groups. The first type of cards gives a topics (my last birthday; music I hate; presents...). The second type o ...
21 Views 30,132 Pre-IntIntAdv
Christmas Dominoes

Christmas Dominoes

This worksheet can be used as an ice-breaker or a cooler during the lessons before the holidays. Dominoes combine several skills and students have fun while putting them together. Print the cards ...
22 Views 17,154 BegElemPre-Int
The Economic Crisis

The Economic Crisis

This is a reading worksheet about the current economic crisis with a family on the poverty line in the UK. There is also a video about squatters in Seville and then also there is a debate about th ...
14 Views 20,213 Adv

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