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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This worksheet tests the ability of students to distinguish between a noun and an adjective. It focuses on using different words as adjectives on one hand and nouns derived from adjectives using a ...
This is the 4th in a series of role plays designed to review "useful" english found in the textbook used for 2º Programa at a Bilingual High School in Spain. The role plays are designed to no ...
A ws for beginners of the English language. Students often mix up the terms of Great Britain, the British Isles and the UK. This ws helps the teachers to check their students' understanding of the ...
A one-page compilation of sentences and tongue twisters aimed at practising the pronunciation of the W-consonant. The resource is acknowledged, some sentences are added by me. The teachers should ...
This exercise is based on the Elephant Song by Eric Herman. It practices using "doesn't" for the negative present simple tense (singular), and it practices using the correct form of the positive p ...
I used this is a warm-up in the first class of the new school year. In teams (about 6 people per team in my class), students go through the list and score points for things they did during the br ...
I used this as a "filler" class for my middle school students during midterm week. We watched the episode (with Korean subtitles - found online), and they could work on the worksheet during and/o ...
I created this powerpoint for my 5th grade students. They are in their second year of learning English. This was originally a lesson required by the Ministry but I spiced things up a bit with cute ...
This is a test I have prepared for my students in grade I. It is based on grammar and vocabulary aspects. The students have to answer the questions based on a picture, join the two halves, look a ...
The worksheet consists of 22 pictures, 22 sentences and a list of 22 names of shops or places in town. The students have to write the correct number and one word from the list of places and then ...
Two slices of bread and assorted sandwich ingredients. Just get the kids to cut out the pieces and stack 'em up in their sandwich. Later they can present their sandwich to the class and talk about ...
This is a class designed for students to work with Simple Past irregular verbs and some of the regular ones. As it is also a good story the teacher may also have the opportunity to work text compr ...
It is a very easy comprehension activity for complete beginners. A short video clip can be shown and students are encouraged to speak about their hobbies and their favourite footballer. Then the ...
It is a board game about school subjects. You need a dice and counters depending on the number of students in the group. Students take turns to answer if they like or dislike the subject and why. ...
This worksheet is ideal to work with young learners on parts of the body. It can be used in a pre-stage activity to focus on spelling. It can also be used to practice the meaning of the words or ...
This is a simple boardgame for revising the parts of the body. Recommended for pre-intermediate students who are asked to make a correct sentence by using the picture clue provided on the each sq ...
Worksheet to introduce the BBC series Doctor Who - brief paragraph about the series' plot and also episode "Midnight" and focus on a particular episode "Midnight". You can get the episode (possibl ...
This puzzle is meant to train vocabulary about the topic "family". It covers aspects of family planning, childcare and work as well as caring behaviour within a family. It especially refers to Pre ...
This is a worksheet containing different questions about a future profession. It is ideal for discussion. Students get involved in the process of discussion, they analyze and express their opinion ...
Reading Comprehension and answer the questions. Unscramble the words to build sentences. Mark the correct answer. Complete in the simple past. Choose the right verb.. Review - give long answers. ...
This is a reading comprehension test on Simple Past. Reading and answer the questions. Unscramble the words to build sentences. Mark the correct answer. Complete in the simple past. Choose the ri ...
A team game whereby students listen to a riddle, and they have to guess what it is. Maximum points are awarded for giving the correct answer at a first attempt, and lesser points are awarded there ...
A powerpoint presentaion that I have used with students who are studying issues like famine, hunger. Good to learn new vocabulary and also a speaking activity at the end, where the students imagin ...
It's a PPT for students to practice vocabulary on clothes. First they're presented with the new vocabulary. Then they have to choose the correct word that matches the picture shown on the screen. ...
A very short and simple exercise to work the simple past tense. In this page, the students must read and write the correct form of the verbs that are in brackets in simple present, this exercise i ...
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