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.
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I use 'Find Someone Who' as a warm up or as an activity following a lesson on verb 'to be' with adult learners. The reason I specify 'adult learners' is that the questions relate to adult situatio ...
This worksheet is a short role play based on the Christmas song Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. The guideline is adapted for children of elementary level to be dramatized in front of the class. It ...
Level: Good beginner/Intermediate. A simple activity which at first sight looks like a grammar-type exercise. However, the students must complete one of the 25 unfinished phrases of passages of s ...
this is a powerpoint greeting activity for very very young learners. For your first course it might be very helpful. It teaches greeting someone in some different ways. First it teaches saying hi ...
This is a worksheet for revising word formation at intermediate level. There is a simple activity in which students are asked to form the opposites of the words in brackets by adding one of the p ...
This is a simple wordsearch puzzle for teaching or revising food and drinks related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to find the words and then match them with the pic ...
By introducing this game into your classes, students will have fun while learning food and drinks realted vocabulary. Students advance on the board with dice and counters, when they land on a squa ...
This worksheet is suitable for intermediate students. There's a role play that can be used as a warm-up. Students are encouraged to learn new vocabulary (slangs, phrasal verbs, etc.) in context. I ...
This worksheet has been aimed to supplement your class either as a warmer or a filler. It is best to be used after a unit in which students have learned about different illnesses as a kind of revi ...
I use this Power Point Presentation with my students to revise family vocabulary. I hope your students will enjoy it! Study the Simpsons' family tree and then start the test. Read and choose the r ...
Here is another game for your students. Instead of telling them what they are going to do in the class, why don't you let them guess? It is a great way to start a lesson. It makes them think about ...
Word associations game is very popular in my country. Split your students in two teams. Each team in turn chooses a field and tries to find the solutions to the columns and the key word that conne ...
This is a two-page video worksheet for students doing a Business English course. Before viewing the students are asked to describe the screenshot and comment on the heading in order to predict th ...
The activity is intended to be used at the stage of practice, that is after students have been introduced to the names of some of the most well-known African animals. The teacher asks students to ...
I used this worksheet to practise mainly simple present tense with false beginners students. They loved the segment of the movie and they remember each action clearly. You can also practise a lot ...
It's a .pdf because sometimes the .doc version messes up a little. If you want a .doc version to edit it, let me know! First page: the lyrics to the song (you can easily find the video on YouTube ...
This is a set of flashcards as an additional material for my power point presentation about the halloween story "the old witch". It can be used after or before the presentation to practise new voc ...
Fairy Tales Jigsaw Puzzles I am sending herewith a few images from fairy tales which can be used as a jigsaw puzzle activity. They have been sent in PPt format. The first slide contains the ...
Here's an easy matching activity for revising jobs and occupations related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to match the words in the box with the pictures given. The worksheet ...
This is a decoding activity for teaching food and drinks related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to use the hints at the top f the page to help break the code, write the correct ...
This is a pretty simple crossword puzzle for teaching or revising parts of the body related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the crossword by using the pic ...
This is not meant for your students, but yourself! I have made this one to get to know my new students a little better. Knowing what like to learn and what they're not very good at learning, I've ...
This worksheet can give an ESL teacher a much better idea of how to conduct a vocabulary-based lesson, which is of course about TYPES OF HOMES, in different places in the world. Students will lear ...
Several short excerpts describing environmental threats. Students match the excerpts with the corresponding threat. Also some writing exercises where they are asked to express their personal opini ...
A short reading, and some activities to practice present simple. Also, a good way to introduce jobs, and review names of farm animals. It can be used as an introduction of different jobs, and also ...
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