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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Here is a listening worksheet based on the Christmas song MISTLETOE and WINE by Cliff Richard! Students love it, especially before Christmas!! Everything is explained underneath the lyrics. Hope y ...
A worksheet about the movie "The Money Pit", with a listening exercise and some questions to be answered by the students. This is a movie that most of students love to watch during class and have ...
This is a double-sided print worksheet to make two-sided cards. The cards are designed specially for young kids. The cards bring the atmosphere of a game and help you introduce the vocabulary. Pre ...
This is a double-sided print worksheet to make two-sided cards. The cards are designed specifically for young kids. The cards bring the atmosphere of a game and help you introduce the vocabulary. ...
Maybe you've heard of Matt? He travels all around the world to dance with people. It's a great video, that usually makes viewers happy and emotional. Personally, I love it. If you have a computer ...
This is a coloruful presentation about clothes patterns, order of adjectives in the sentense and the structure of describing clothes. It starts with quotes which warm your students up and lead the ...
This is a presentation which fills up your students' vocabulary. Pictures are colourful and familiar to adolesents. It's got some verbs linked with a body. There are no exercises to practice using ...
A worksheet that provides practice of Present Perfect use with since and for. The presentation is thematic, devoted to London landmarks. Each slide is made up of one set of words, a picture and tw ...
Following Richard Williams' animated version of 'A Christmas Carol' these two level worksheets focus on the comprehension of the story. For the basic level, students are presented with multiple ch ...
This can be used as a writing frame or as a prompt for students who need to practice speaking English. The writing frame is perfect for students who struggle to put sentences together. A ...
Students have to read through the sentences. They are required to finish the sentences using their own knowledge. This worksheet could also be used as a writing frame. If students had to ...
This is a spoken song by Stan Kenton about all the tasks of busy Santa Claus. The audio clip can be found on YouTube. Very advisable for teacher to practise listening comprehension in (during) you ...
This worksheet is for elementary or pre intermediate students! It's really helpful for those teachers who want to start at the beginning with family vocabulary. The students read and try to unders ...
Three dice for teaching or revising Christmas related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to to roll both dice and then make a sentence by using the picture clue provided.
This is a wonderful set of cards for teaching or revising Christmas related vocabulary. They are easily adaptable to any level or age and they can also be used as conversation cards, or classroom ...
This is a colourful boardgame for teaching or revising Christmas related vocabulary. Students advance on the board with dice and counters when they land on a square they are asked mo make a sente ...
The PPT will help you to demonstrate some geographical facts to start the new unit about the USA. It can be used for training speaking skills about the most important geographical sightseeings and ...
This is a set of 27 Christmas/winter word cards, which I made to use for a Pictionary game with my students. Sometimes I find that I still have to explain words in Pictionary games with my studen ...
This is a test that I gave my students to check their knowledge on British and American Christmas traditions as well as the most popular films and songs about Christmas. To prepare the test I used ...
This text is about some traditions connected with X-mas in Ireland. The text has gaps and proper verbs (they are in the box above the text) have to be inserted. Then the Ss are asked to answer the ...
This is a worksheet containing info about the X-mas traditions observed in India. First, Ss have to read the text and insert words to replace the pictures. THen they have to decide if the statemen ...
It is a simple text containing information about some interesting traditions connected with X-mas in Canada. First - Ss are asked to read the text and match the numbered paragraph/parts of the tex ...
This worksheet contains a text with information about Christmas traditions in Australia. It is a simple matching activity. The Ss have to read the text and match the numbers with the pictures. The ...
This is an article focusing on the celebration of X-mas in England. It is not only a simple text - Ss have to complete the text with words which are replaced with pictures. Hope you will enjoy. Ss ...
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