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 worksheet is to help students put health and sickness vocabulary into context. They practice the present and the past tenses as well as the vocabulary. Students have to use their brains. The ...
it is a listening activity to practice as+adj+as pattern for talking about similarities. It contains a worksheet gap filling activity, some of the words were also supported by pictures for very be ...
In this worksheet the students will find the wwritten description of their supposed new English teacher, who is a woman. In the description they will find physical features such as scars and wrink ...
After explaining some expression using Make or Do, the teacher presents the text attached. She/He gives the students some minutes to complete the text. When they finish, the teacher corrects on th ...
This is a worksheet for teaching colours related vocabulary at elementary level. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to match the colours with the corresponding pencil and then pain ...
This is a 2.page worksheet for teaching or revising household chores related vocabulary. There's a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet followed by 2 simple activities to go ...
With this colourful classroom poster students will learn 24 new words related with sports. It can also be used as a picture dictionary or a study sheet for elementary students. The file is availa ...
I used this song for more practice of the past simple tense. Students put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form and then listen to the song to check their answers. Students were asked after ...
A listening comprehension activity using this popular song. It deals with the use of simple present and future to talk about plans. It's a great activtity to use with students when you want someth ...
Here is a worksheet for the sts to discuss about endangered species. Later,they are asked to search the Internet and find information on the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Follow up ...
I used it for teaching as... as... pattern along with similes.. I believe they enjoyed it very much.. I hope your kids will like it too. The song itself is quite relaxing too :) They also learned ...
This is a ppt about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It is an interactive story which allows the teacher to teach animals, food, counting. I have also used this when teaching the life cycle of animals ...
This is a PPT that has circulated around the expats in China teaching Primary EFL. It is constantly moving and holds children's attention. Learn the timings and this can last well into 2 lessons. ...
Simple family members powerpoint presentation for very young beginners. The pictures are colourful and bright and it goes through the names in a simple way. Only 5 slides long with mum, dad, broth ...
This is a webquest I made last year while preparing for a trip to Jersey and a visit to the Durell zoo. All the links are to the Durell zoo website. I used it after I had studied animals with 6th ...
It's a matching exercice. Match the picture of the animal with its name. You can use this to introduce the vocabulary. Pretty basic stuff. Toad, snail, cheetah, dolphin, ostrich, scorpion, mouse, ...
Reading comprehension practice. The worksheet contains two texts about Great Britain. The first text is divided into 10 parts to put them in correct order. The second text includes true/false acti ...
A simple and brilliant presentation about Food Containers. Students can learn countable and uncountable nouns. You can use this presentation before beginning the unit. Students can learn the conta ...
This worksheet goes along with the TED talk of a successful businesswoman from Iceland. I watched it with my Business English Upper-Intermediate students, when we dealt with the topic "Risk" (Mark ...
This is a picture dictionary, which can also be used as a classroom poster, for teaching the differences between American English and British English. The vocabulary concerns clothes, buildings ...
Are your students tired of the same old task of "matching 1-5 to a-e"? Mine were! I have created this activity for my pre-intermediate students by modifying a textbook exercise aimed to practice ...
This is a simple and easy activity for teaching clothes related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the words with the missing letters. The worksheet is avai ...
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