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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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At the Beach: Missing Vowels Activity

At the Beach: Missing Vowels Activity

This is a simple and easy activity for teaching summer related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the words with the missing vowels. The worksheet is availab ...
15 Views 26,450 BegElem
Men's Wear Matching Activity

Men's Wear Matching Activity

This is a pretty simple matching activity for teaching or revising clothes realted vocabulary. Recommended for pre-intermediate students who are asked to match the words given with the pictures. T ...
10 Views 9,402 Pre-IntInt
Men's Wear Picture Dictionary

Men's Wear Picture Dictionary

This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet or a classroom poster for teaching clothes related vocabulary. The worksheet is available in 2 different formats and both colou ...
17 Views 15,263 Pre-IntInt
London 2012 Olympic Games Reading Comprehension

London 2012 Olympic Games Reading Comprehension

Reading text about the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games with a multiple choice about the text.Then the students have to match some of the sports mentioned in the text,complete sentences using the ...
39 Views 61,199 Elem
Taxing Marijuana in California

Taxing Marijuana in California

This is a short documentary about an American man, called Richard Lee, who runs coffee shop that is a marijuana dispensary. The video also shows Oaksterdam University, where students train for th ...
4 Views 8,272 AdvExam
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'Wh-' Questions & Personal Profile

'Wh-' Questions & Personal Profile

The worsheet has two exercises. The first one focuses on 'wh-' questions that aim at obtaining someone's personal profile. Candidates are encouraged to answer with complete sentences. The second e ...
6 Views 18,665 Beg
Nationalities Wordsearch

Nationalities Wordsearch

This simple wordsearch is ideal for beginners. Nationalities included are Polish, Bangladeshi, Italian, Japanese, South African, Chinese, British, Egyptian and Irish. The chosen nationalities gi ...
9 Views 14,602 BegElem
Project About Insects: Crickets

Project About Insects: Crickets

Nice and colourful cards showing crickets. Project about insects- crickets. You can use this project both at English and Biology lessons. Most crickets can live for a year and more. But us ...
5 Views 8,074 Pre-IntInt
Jobs Worksheet

Jobs Worksheet

This worksheet is presented as a PPT for JOBS and verbs related to them, including sentences in Present Simple only for third person ( he, she) It works perfectly as a vocabulary warm up for the ...
21 Views 18,514 BegElem
Sports Worksheet 2

Sports Worksheet 2

This worksheet uses sports vocabulary and the verbs associated with it such as: go swimming, play basketball and do judo. There are images of these sports. Next the student must list the equipme ...
8 Views 14,647 Pre-Int
Clock to Teach Time

Clock to Teach Time

It is a ppt presentation with a large clock. You can adjust minutes, quarters and hours by a mere push of a button. Teaching time does not need drawing clocks on the blackboard any more. It is an ...
27 Views 27,803 BegElem
Holidays and Leisure Activities Worksheet

Holidays and Leisure Activities Worksheet

This is a worksheet for teaching future forms with going to, holidays and leisure activities related vocabulary. The first page is basically just a picture dictionary, which can also be used as a ...
47 Views 112,493 ElemPre-Int
Foods and Drinks Flash Cards

Foods and Drinks Flash Cards

A set of 24 flash cards discussing the topic of foods, drinks and eating habits. Each card contains a promt for a question, so the task makes students exercise the present simple interrogative, to ...
19 Views 26,920 Elem
In a Restaurant: Vocabulary of Complaint

In a Restaurant: Vocabulary of Complaint

A Power Point presentation introducing possible trouble with dishes while dining in a restaurant (cold, oversalted, undercooked...). The final slide deals with some conclusion phrases: Could you ...
21 Views 32,527 ElemPre-IntInt
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

A complete plan to work with this reader. Activities to do before your students read the book, after reading the introduction, after reading each section (chapter 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12), and after ...
7 Views 23,236 Adv
What Are They Going To Do Next Summer?

What Are They Going To Do Next Summer?

The worksheet consists of 20 pictures, 20 sentences with blanks and a list of 20 verbs. The students have to fill in the blanks with the correct verb from the list by using the "going to" form to ...
27 Views 24,896 ElemPre-Int
Summer Time PowerPoint Presentation

Summer Time PowerPoint Presentation

This is a fully animated PowerPoint presentation for teaching summer related vocabulary. There is a simple vocabulary lesson with audio followed by a multiple choice activity. Recommended for ele ...
35 Views 37,169 BegElem
Summer Time Flashcards

Summer Time Flashcards

This is a set of high-quality flashcards for teaching summer related vocabulary. Each card contains illustrations and the corresponding words/expressions for easy memorization. Recommended for e ...
18 Views 29,864 BegElem
Song Worksheet: Obla-di Obla-da by The Beatles

Song Worksheet: Obla-di Obla-da by The Beatles

This worksheet uses the song obla-di obla-da, which students have to complete, and learn about. It also includes a reading comprehension about the same song. You will find as well a section where ...
11 Views 17,501 ElemPre-Int
Sports and Hobbies Worksheet

Sports and Hobbies Worksheet

This worksheet was used as a test for students in 6th grade. It contains a vocabulary item, where they need to classify hobbies and sports. Reading comprehension, and questions like: Do you practi ...
13 Views 25,090 BegElem
Final End of Year Revision Test

Final End of Year Revision Test

This worksheet is for pupils who have been learning English for four years. During the fourth year the coursebook they've learned from is "Project Third Edition" by Oxford University Press. My pup ...
21 Views 30,075 BegElem
Baby Farm Animals

Baby Farm Animals

Baby animals and farm animals, comparison of baby animals and adult animals. Nice and colourful flashcards showing some characters from cartoon, like garfield and donald duck. Kids really enjoy ma ...
12 Views 32,113 Elem
Song Worksheet: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz [Alternative 2]

Song Worksheet: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz [Alternative 2]

This catchy song can be used in your English class for several purposes, in this worksheet you will find varied tasks to do along the song. I hope your students enjoy working on it as much I did w ...
9 Views 23,071 ElemPre-IntInt
Orchestra Test for Peter and the Wolf

Orchestra Test for Peter and the Wolf

A quiz or worksheet that helps students learn about the instruments of the orchestra. It can be used with the story Peter and the Wolf. Students match the instruments and listen to them to circle ...
3 Views 10,843 BegElem
Grammar Test For Juniors

Grammar Test For Juniors

This file is ideal for testing the use of the Verb TO BE and elementary vocabulary and structures with young learners. It can be used for assessment as well as revision as it provides practice on ...
10 Views 19,344 BegElem

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