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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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Song Worksheet: None of Us Are Free

Song Worksheet: None of Us Are Free

A simple listening exercise. Students are asked to watch the video and complete the missing gaps with the correct word. Then should be able to solve the following exercises based on the lyrics: an ...
2 Views 8,410 IntAdvExam
Hey Arnold Activity

Hey Arnold Activity

The following activity is designed for students of upper-Intermediate and Advanced students. In the first part of the activity the students have to listen carefully in order to answer the 10 que ...
3 Views 7,485 Adv
Business Presentation

Business Presentation

This is an interesting material for presentations. Hope you'll enjoy :o) Complete the following presentation excerpts with suitable words from the boxes. This is very useful as business material, ...
16 Views 43,880 Adv
Icebreakers and Using Small Talk

Icebreakers and Using Small Talk

This simple powerpoint presentation aims to introduce the idea of breaking the ice in social situations. Students will practice how to start conversations in different situations. Then they will b ...
10 Views 33,121 Pre-IntInt
Shopping Wordsearch

Shopping Wordsearch

This is a wordsearch I used to revise shopping vocabulary after having done various shopping dialogues. Can also be used as an introduction to the topic with pre intermediate students. Rather basi ...
2 Views 12,851 ElemPre-Int
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El Ponchis 3 - Tried and Convicted

El Ponchis 3 - Tried and Convicted

This is the third in a series of 3 articles about a young teenager called El Ponchis who worked as an assassin for a drug cartel in Mexico. In this article, he is captured and convicted. His sente ...
2 Views 6,872 Int
El Ponchis 2 - Captured!

El Ponchis 2 - Captured!

The second in a series of 3 articles about a young teenager called El Ponchis who was working for a drug cartel in Mexico and who allegedly beheaded at least 3 people. The questions following the ...
2 Views 6,090 Int
El Ponchis - Hunted - Summary

El Ponchis - Hunted - Summary

This is the first in a series of 3 articles about a teenager called El Ponchis who was working for a drug cartel in Mexico and was responsible for beheading at least 3 people. Clues are given to h ...
2 Views 6,950 Int
Sheikh Mohammed Poems - Rooted in Love and Longing

Sheikh Mohammed Poems - Rooted in Love and Longing

This is an article which appeared in the Gulf News (Dubai) about His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum who has written a book of 27 of the most beautiful poems - mainly about love and ...
2 Views 8,866 Exam
Nujood Ali - After the Divorce - Reading Comprehension 2

Nujood Ali - After the Divorce - Reading Comprehension 2

This is the second article about little Nujood Ali, a Yemeni girl who got a divorce when she was just 10 years old. The story continues with what happened after her divorce and how she was praised ...
4 Views 7,987 Adv
Nujood Ali 2008 - Reading Comprehension 1

Nujood Ali 2008 - Reading Comprehension 1

This is an article about a little Yemeni girl called Nujood Ali whose parents forced her to marry a much older man and who hit the headlines when she took herself to the court and got a divorce. S ...
2 Views 6,372 Adv
School [the verb to be, word order]

School [the verb to be, word order]

This worksheet focuses on practising word order as well as punctuation and spelling. It is based on 4th grade book. Students need to put the punctuation marks and words in the correct order. There ...
5 Views 15,879 BegElem
School: Favourite Subject

School: Favourite Subject

This worksheet focuses on reading and writing skills. Students complete the table with information about themselves and their friends as well as reading comprehension. Some basic words and grammar ...
13 Views 20,526 BegElem
School Subjects

School Subjects

This document focuses on school subjects, the basic ones. It is possible to edit the document according to the teacher's wish. It is based on the coursebook evolution, 4th grade. It focuses on spe ...
4 Views 10,576 BegElem
Taboo Card Game

Taboo Card Game

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 ...
41 Views 147,557 ElemPre-IntInt
Pictures and Prices of Groceries from the Supermarket

Pictures and Prices of Groceries from the Supermarket

Sheet with pictures and prices of commonplace items found in the supermarket. Worksheet can be used as part of a conversation activity "How much is..." or a matching activity if duplicated and cu ...
9 Views 20,116 Beg
At the Supermarket

At the Supermarket

Conversational role play using directional vocabulary about how to find things in the supermarket. Worksheet can be used by students who have limited language as a comprehension tool and also sup ...
14 Views 30,089 Beg
Jobs and Numbers

Jobs and Numbers

It is a number snake to check whether pupils can identify the numbers and spelling exercise including the basic occupations. There are severalnumbers included from one to eleven and such basic job ...
2 Views 9,035 Elem
Song Worksheet: High School Never Ends

Song Worksheet: High School Never Ends

For ESL/EFL students (French). Brainstorm about high schools in the USA before doing this song. If you can get them to talk about high school reunions. Then have the students listen to the song ...
5 Views 9,575 IntAdv
American High Schools [Text + Worksheet, all English]

American High Schools [Text + Worksheet, all English]

The same Amercian High Schools text, but a bit longer version and basically the same questions, but this time all in English. Should be used with the American High School presentation (Power Poin ...
14 Views 27,870 IntAdv
Nationality Worksheet

Nationality Worksheet

This worksheet is used to learn about country, nationality and flags of some countries. The students only need to match the pictures of some foreigners to their country. Then they match the countr ...
5 Views 15,014 Elem
American High Schools Worksheet

American High Schools Worksheet

A text and worksheet to be used in connection with the power point presentation of American High schools. The text is very easy to understand and worked great in my CAP class. The worksheet is a ...
15 Views 21,979 ElemPre-IntInt
American High Schools: Presentation

American High Schools: Presentation

A power point presentation about schools in America, particulary High schools. This is to be used in an ESL/EFL class along with a worksheet that goes over the same points already viewed in the p ...
16 Views 18,819 ElemPre-IntInt
Halloween Matching Activity

Halloween Matching Activity

This is a simple and easy matching activity for teaching or revising Halloween related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to match the words given with the pictures. The ...
19 Views 31,896 BegElem
Halloween Classroom Poster

Halloween Classroom Poster

Here's a classroom poster witch can also be used as a study sheet or a picture dictionary, for teaching or revising Halloween related vocabulary at elementary level. The file is available in both ...
15 Views 47,480 BegElem

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