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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Song activity and teacher's key sheets to work on the parts of the body. This song by Rihanna is very popular mainly among youngsters but adults often enjoy listening to it too. The labels coverin ...
Over a hundred printable Taboo Game cards with template for beginner and intermediate students. The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card ...
This is another .ppt set of Role Playing games. Each slide has one situation. I put them on the board with the projector. You can also always print it and give half to each person. The students li ...
This is a very simple, unattractive .ppt. I use this as a way to get students to talk. So far they seem to like it. (Chinese 18-22y.o) Each slide has a topic/situation to talk about. I make the st ...
These are the answers to this video worksheet. It's about the old Mrs. Richards and how she is never satisfied. The video clip is about 3 mins long but there is a lot going on. It can be used as a ...
This is a listening worksheet using a clip from Fawlty towers. Even though this is a very old tv series, I like the English that's used without any foul language. The students watch and listen, th ...
You can use these animmal flashcards to decorate your classroom or your children's room. It can be used for many class activities as well. This is the second set. There are 3 more sets. These fl ...
You can use these animal flashcards to decorate your classroom or your children's room. It can be used for many class activities as well. This just the first set. There are 3 more sets. These fl ...
Hi, this is a worksheet to use with the song "I'm Sailing" by Rod Stewart. The activities are: find the missing words, put the lines in order, rewrite a verse in the past simple, find the anonyms, ...
This worksheet is useful to get acquainted for students. They will learn what is necessary to tell people about themselves and what questions are necessary to ask. Ss are to pretend themselves one ...
This power point presentation includes twenty slides illustrating some idioms like "big cheese", "piece of cake", "to be in the soup", "one smart cookie" etc. I use it with my students to extend t ...
countable and uncountable nouns / foods / questions and answers the use of a lot / a few / a little. example: how much milk is there? there is a lot of milk/there is a little milk. How many cook ...
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This story is to teach children the usage different of words related to manners in various situations. The teacher has a print out of a story with her /him. In that print-out few words related to ...
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I created this crossword puzzle for my Grade 1 son and elected to make it available anyway because it is so sweet. It is a very simple Halloween themed puzzle, with a focus on elementary English ...
A very simple addition exercise for grade 1 learners, or even younger children. This fun Halloween-themed worksheet features a number of Cauldron pots, and within each one there is an easy sum fo ...
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