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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You will find this way of teaching the days of the week very attractive for your students. There are 7 small cards and 7 big cards which can also be used as classroom posters.
Words for taboo. The students have to explain the first word in each box and at the same time avoid using the other related words in the same box. The vocabulary has been chosen pretty much at ran ...
Words for taboo. The students have to explain the first word in each box and at the same time avoid using the other related words in the same box. The vocabulary has been chosen pretty much at ran ...
This worksheet is great for secondary students. It is based on a short video about the history of Easter and its symbols. It answers a lot of questions and is fantastic for reading comprehension ...
This worksheet gives students an opportunity to use the List/Group/Label strategy of learning new words with reference to food vocabulary. It can be used at the beginning of a lesson as brainstor ...
This is a short test (15 points) checking students' knowledge of the names of jobs and places where people work. In the last avtivity pupils are supposed to write about their plans for future car ...
Questions for the video link given below. My student really enjoyed the video: it's good fun, and many students might already be familiar with dubbed versions of Top Gear. At some points, the vide ...
I gave a Top Gear-centred lesson the other day, because I knew that my student enjoyed the dubbed version of the programme shown on Spanish TV and thought that this would be an interesting way to ...
This lovely set of Easter cards will help students send a message to their friends. Just download these cards in pdf format, print, give them to your students and ask them to write their own Eas ...
This is a picture dictionary followed by a wordsearch puzzle for teaching or revising Easter related vocabulary. The worksheet is available in 2 different formats and the answer key is also inclu ...
This is a decoding activity on Easter related vocabulary for elementary students who are asked to use the hints in the decoder at the top of the page to help break the code and then write the cor ...
Flashcards about animals The attached file contains small cards to teach animal vocabulary. There are different types of animals, their image and the English word - for the child to associat ...
Here´s a set of high-quality flashcards for teaching or revising asking and telling the time. Each card includes both analog and digital clocks and they can also be used as classroom poster ...
This is a fully animated PowerPoint presentation with audio for teaching Easter related vocabulary. There is an easy vocabulary lesson followed by a multiple choice activity. Recommended for elem ...
This is a reading comprehension worksheet for intermediate students who are asked to read the text , decide whether the sentences are true or false, find in the last two paragraphs of the text wo ...
Song You`re beautiful by James Blunt. Teachers can work on vocabulary with words from the song and the definitions and listening comprehension. This worksheet has 3 different exercises: first ...
It's an easy way to learn the Christmas vocabulary. This word search puzzle contains 14 words related to Christmas. Hope you find it useful! List of words used in this word search: TREE, CHRISTMA ...
Complete worksheet for such a "squeezable" song! In it you will find: past simple exercises, find a word that mean..., look up words in a dictionary and summarize the story. You can model it to su ...
Listening activities for "Do you remember" by Jack Johnson. Two ex.: a) fill in the blanks and b) answer T or F. There´s no target tense, students complete with the given words. However you ...
This is a simple listening worksheet for the song "Ideserve it" by Madonna. You will find two exercises: a) fill in the blanks and b) Answer T or F. The tense I wanted students to work on was the ...
This listening activity consists of a reading text about The Voice and the first season winner of the competition. It is a lead-in activity to the lyrics of the song Stitch by Stitch. Teacher's No ...
In this worksheet you will find two exercises on idioms with food vocabulary. It´s a good idea (and a funny one) for teaching some of the common expressions of the English language in a teen ...
A very useful and interesting worksheet with the song "Someone like you". With this song you can work before listening with some questions about love, about the singer and so on. While listening t ...
The poem “I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you - Nobody - too? ....” is magnificent. It isn't too long, it doesn't contain numerous new words, it is witty and humorous - it is quite mode ...
In this activity students are asked to identify the movie characters. There is a set of adjectives and feelings that describe some characters' personalities, so that students can identify who is f ...
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