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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A worksheet for complete beginners to teach the basic body parts. This was used with a very young girl who had very limited vocab. We first glued the different body parts and then stuck the word ...
Different activities all around this famous song: fill in the gaps, match parts of sentences, guess the words and cross the words you don't hear. This last exercice was, by far, the most successfu ...
This is a pretty simple worksheet for teaching fruit related vocabulary. Suitable for elementary students who are asked to complete the words given with the missing letters and then match them wit ...
With this worksheet students will learn eighteen new words related to birds. First they are asked to study the words given and then to match the words with the pictures. The worksheet is recommend ...
Here's a 2-page worksheet for teaching insects related vocabulary. There is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet followed by a matching activity. The worksheet is available ...
This worksheet is a nice way to make the class on theatre amusing and motivate students to learn English. First of all, divide students into two group and ask them to fill in the grid on the first ...
This is a nice matching activity for students to practice home and office appliances. After pre-teaching the vocabulary you can check your students' comprehension using this lovely worksheet. Or y ...
The test is developed for checking students' understanding the video devoted to the features of iPhone 4S. Though the language of the video is difficult for elementary students the test is easy to ...
This is a nice matching activity for students to practice furniture. After pre-teaching furniture items you can check your students' comprehension using this lovely worksheet. Or you can use just ...
A great game for teaching phonics to ESL students. I printed two sets, cut them out and laminated the game pieces to make them a little more durable. I play this game when teaching vowel sounds ...
If students have learnt the numbers and colours, you can use this worksheet. It is for kindergarten students, they have to read the colour in each number and then look for the number in the pictur ...
This is a worksheet for teaching the differences between talk, speak, say and tell. The first page is basically just a study sheet with simple explanations and example sentences and the second pag ...
Here's a pretty easy activity for teaching clothes related vocabulary. Students are asked to look at the pictures and find the words in the puzzle, when they locate a word draw a circle around it. ...
This is a simple and colourful board game for teaching or revising clothes related vocabulary. Students advance on the board with dice and counters when they land on a square they are asked to mak ...
it's easy for ESL students from 12 to 13 years old. They can compete and also create their own flash-cards with the linking words. First, you read the function of each linking word, then split the ...
This is a handout you can immediately print out and use with beginners. It contains the names of 10 colours together with a picture and a simple sentence. The pictures show things typical for the ...
Ice breaker On the first day of class, before introducing myself, I write 5 sentences on the board in a tense appropriate to the level. Some are outrageous lies, but others which can seem to be so ...
Worksheet on the song by Adele. It is a fill in the gap exercise. Students can try to fill in the gaps by completing the definitions they have at the end of the lyrics. They can work in pairs with ...
This is a simple activity for revising food related vocabulary. At the bottom of the page is a list of words. These words are hidden in the puzzle. The words have been placed horizontally, vertica ...
This worksheet allows children to practise the alphabet, numbers, colours and even vocabulary words. Give children clear instructions so they colour the squares you mention (ie, A5-red, D2-yellow. ...
A great first day speaking activity. First student's complete the identification chart by themselves. Then elicit or teach the questions for each cell. At last let the students use the questions t ...
This worksheet describes different sports. It offers definitions and collocations about the verbs go/play/ do. It is followed by a series of exercises in which the student has to choose the most s ...
The chart has examples of suffixes and root words and provides some of the basic rules for adding suffixes (ie - "change y to i, then + suffix"). The worksheet asks the students to write the meani ...
This cover Madonna recorded in 2000 is great to practice the simple past, practice vocabulary, teach expressions and to "open" the students' ears as they have fun trying to sing with the Queen Of ...
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