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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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Character Traits Poster

Character Traits Poster

This is a poster that encourages questions for students to ask about whatever book they are reading. It is great for charatcer studies as well as for a nightly reading prompt. This is a way for s ...
4 Views 15,916 Int
Classroom Pictionary

Classroom Pictionary

This is a pictionary in which I tried to collect all the words teachers use in the classroom during the lesson. You can find twenty-two words and pictures to them in the worksheet. I think it'll ...
14 Views 19,234 ElemPre-IntInt
Kids Internet Safety Worksheet

Kids Internet Safety Worksheet

Short comprehension worksheet on Internet Safety based on a .pdf from the Family Online Safety Institute. Facilitates discussion of online safety and the disclosure of personal information and pa ...
4 Views 22,822 ElemPre-Int
Wh-Questions - Present Progressive Game

Wh-Questions - Present Progressive Game

My Beginners were having problems understanding the use of: what / who / when and where + Present Continuous After some exercises and explanation, I decided to create this game to reassure they un ...
14 Views 24,237 BegElem
Song Worksheet: Love is a Many Splendored Thing by Nat King Cole

Song Worksheet: Love is a Many Splendored Thing by Nat King Cole

This is a vocabulary activity. Students have to fill in the song using words based on the pictures showed. It is a good idea to ask them to complete the song before listening to it. After some min ...
3 Views 9,144 Elem
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Count And Write The Number

Count And Write The Number

This worksheet has been prepared in order to teach students how to count objects and how to write numbers from one to five. The worksheet can be printed either in color or black and white. One pag ...
3 Views 21,439 Beg
Places: Brighton

Places: Brighton

This is a worksheet I found here on BusyTeacher, to which I have added some pictures and more questions in order to make it more pleasant for students. It's a two page worksheet: an easy text abou ...
5 Views 7,956 Pre-Int
Adoption: Conversation Questions

Adoption: Conversation Questions

Questions for speaking practice could be a lead-in to a video or a movie. it contains general as well as personal questions for the students to exchange. it coud be done in pairs or groups then th ...
4 Views 13,549 Int
School Objects

School Objects

This worksheet is useful for young kids to practice or review school objects. Have students color the objects, then ask them to cut out and paste the pictures according to the written words. You c ...
22 Views 90,095 Beg
Prepositions Of Place Elementary Boardgame

Prepositions Of Place Elementary Boardgame

This is colourful boardgame for teaching or revising prepositions of place. Students advance on the board with dice and counters when they land on a square they are asked to make a sentences usin ...
15 Views 52,121 BegElem
Are You For Or Against TV?

Are You For Or Against TV?

The text contains the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV. Students should read it and then express their point of view. One more task : students should enlarge the list of advantages and ...
19 Views 25,544 Pre-Int
How Do You Feel When You Listen To These Songs?

How Do You Feel When You Listen To These Songs?

This worksheet can be done at any level and with any kind of grouping. You can work feelings and it is suitable as warmer worksheet. Students listen to the songs (these ones or any you want to wor ...
7 Views 10,571 All
Animal Worksheet

Animal Worksheet

Here's my first worksheet of the set. In this one your students must decide what food is suitable for each animal. Then they have to complete some sentences about what the animals eat or don't eat ...
5 Views 8,018 Elem
Classroom Rules and Procedures

Classroom Rules and Procedures

Hello, this is my first post. It contains 5 basic classroom rules and some procedures. 1. We listen to others. 2. We are nice with our words and actions. 3. We keep our electronic devices off. 4 ...
11 Views 21,874 BegElemPre-Int
Rainforest Facts: True or False?

Rainforest Facts: True or False?

A quick activity where students read the list of 10 facts about rainforests and see if they can spot the four that aren't true. Answers are included at the bottom. I wrote this for an ESL English ...
11 Views 22,494 IntAdv
Jobs Wordsearch & Dictation

Jobs Wordsearch & Dictation

This worksheet is mainly about the most common jobs. The students are supposed to find 18 words in all directions, except diagonally. Then, there is a dictation exercise, where you can use the sam ...
4 Views 15,908 ElemPre-Int
If You Could Have Any Job In The World: Conversation Questions

If You Could Have Any Job In The World: Conversation Questions

Questions and conversation topics about Jobs, for advanced conversation students, usually used with other texts about different professions before the questions. 1. If you could have any job in t ...
11 Views 15,400 Adv
Matching & Gap Fill: Vocabulary Exercise (Pre-Intermediate IELTS)

Matching & Gap Fill: Vocabulary Exercise (Pre-Intermediate IELTS)

This matching and gap fill exercise coincides with Chapter 8 of "Step Up to IELTS." It was created as a scaffolding tool to prepare students for vocabulary for listening practice related to Red Cr ...
6 Views 25,477 Pre-Int
Expressions With 'Time'

Expressions With 'Time'

This worksheet is created for practising some expressions containing the word 'time'. I think it will be useful for students who want to expand their vocabulary. I have chosen thirteen expressions ...
15 Views 16,474 Pre-IntInt
Birthday Party Worksheet

Birthday Party Worksheet

This is a worksheet for teaching birthday party related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to study the words, find them in the puzzle and finally match the words with ...
18 Views 33,041 ElemPre-Int
Clothes: Missing Vowels Activity

Clothes: Missing Vowels Activity

This is a worksheet for revising clothes related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the words with the missing vowels and then match them with the pictures. ...
10 Views 15,170 ElemPre-Int
Infinitive Of Purpose Full Practice for IT

Infinitive Of Purpose Full Practice for IT

This worksheet contains a brief explanation of the infinitive of purpose and different activities, including two real-life speaking tasks. I created it for my student who works as a software devel ...
22 Views 40,862 Pre-Int
A True Test of Friendship

A True Test of Friendship

It's not always easy to make my students talk. I have used this quiz many times, it is a good starter! While they are improving their vocabularies, they can learn the meaning of friendship. If you ...
16 Views 23,242 Pre-IntInt
Countries and Nationalities

Countries and Nationalities

In this worksheet, the students should think of or research a famous person from each country and complete the gaps with sentences. There are flags so that the student identifies the country and t ...
7 Views 12,003 Elem
Video Games: A Boon or Bane?

Video Games: A Boon or Bane?

An interesting reading passage dealing with the possible risks posed by video games on children's health and life in general. The worksheets also include reading questions ranging from comprehensi ...
20 Views 25,959 Adv

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