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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A WS to work on some common phrases made with get. Students study the different meanings of phrasal verb "get". Then form sentences with the correct phrasal verb "get" for consolidation. This WS c ...
This is an easy activity related to physical appearance. There are three picture of people so that students describe each one in the space below. Students can write about their hair, their clothes ...
This is a decoding activity suitable for elementary students for teaching Summer related vocabulary. The words have been written in code. Students are asked to use the hints in the decoder at the ...
Here's a fully animated Power Point presentation for teaching bedroom related vocabulary. There's a simple vocabulary with audio followed by a matching activity. Recommended for elementary students.
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising bedroom and living room related vocabulary. Suitable for elementary students who are asked to read the words given and then match them with the picture ...
This chart will help students in understanding the root of affixes and also the meanings of the branches... it also help the young learns to understand very easily. This chart can be used as a pic ...
THE GIANT PANDA - READING COMPREHENSION task for students of secondary school. You can use it to check reading skills and speaking. Moreover, it can be part of your lesson about Animals and Ecolog ...
Cut out the images and glue them in the correct box to match the word (answer key included). This sheet focuses on many kinds of strange transport that students many not have heard of before inclu ...
This worksheet practices the use of already, yet, before and just. It was made as a supplementary worksheet to Oxford Family and Friends. Unit 2. To be used after teaching the language. Students ...
This is a different version of the couples game. Children have to look for the couple but one card is a picture and the couple is the name of the shop or place. There are also three options in the ...
This activity uses Olympic training tips and traits of athletes to help students learn English. Upper intermediate or advanced students will read, write, and discuss learning skills that can moti ...
You'll find this way of teaching 4th of July related vocabulary very simple and attractive for your students. The game is played with dice and counters. Students advance on the board when they la ...
Matching and True/False exercises to check understanding. I personally use it after teaching my children: Doctor, baker, farmer, police officer, toy maker, and mail carrier. It also includes the u ...
Includes three different tasks. Intro: Tell Ss you are going to talk about technology. Ask them if anyone does not have a mobile phone. Mention that in US English they are called “cell ...
This is a very simple and easy worksheet for revising food related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to match the words given with the pictures. The worksheet is availa ...
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising Television related vocabulary. There is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet followed by a wordsearch puzzle. The worksheet is ...
One student recites alphabet silently, the next student says “STOP” at random. 1st student tells which letter he/she stopped at and then all students fill in table. Give Students o ...
This board game includes typical job interview questions that students have to answer plus 20 vocabulary cards. I usually play this in groups of 4 or 5 at the end of a lesson on job interview skil ...
A song worksheet based on the hit "Don't give up" by Josh Groban. Student listen to parts of the song and complete five activities that includes listening for detail to fill in gaps, antonyms, wor ...
When reviewing the materials things are made of, sts can classify these objects into many different materials such as cement, cloth, plastic, metal, wood, and many others more. before working with ...
In this worksheets kids will be able to work with vocabulary. The objective is that they can recognize sea animals. As I had worked with farm animals before, I thought it was a good idea to also p ...
This is a worksheet to work with kids ages 4 and 5. They have to match the corresponding sea animal with the right number. Then you can work with a dictation and put into practice numbers and colo ...
Using a youtube upload of this fun BBC documentary about 18th century Paris to complete a gap fill exercise, an exercise to expand vocabulary/English phrases, plus general questions on the dialogu ...
It's a nice activity to work out the use of TO BE verb with very early levels. There's also a vocabulary activity. I would ask stds to complete the vocabulary activity firstly and then explore th ...
A simple worksheet to get children speaking and using vocabulary they've learned. Questions are formed using have got and can. The following animal vocabulary is used: fish, cows, mice, horses, b ...
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