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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This worksheet features a scene from the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. After watching the video snippet and completing the blanks the students are asked to discuss it and talk about t ...
A WORD FORMATION worksheet with some 'tricky' opposites like impatience, misfortune, discontentment, immeasurable, unwavering. It is aimed at improving the students' vocabulary. The teacher can al ...
A worksheet containing the list of some basic opposites (negative forms). There are mainly adjectives (un-happy, im-moral, dis-honest, in-active,...),some nouns (non-violence,non-resident, ....... ...
Here's a lovely poem by Myra Cohn Livingston that we've turned into a hi-res poster - just in time for the April Fool's Day!
Simply print it out and it's guaranteed to keep your learners sm ...
Let’s Talk 1 Practises verb tenses: Present Continuous, Past Simple, Future Simple This worksheet can be used for conversation practise and preparation for oral exams. My adult students fi ...
This is a crossword puzzle for revising Easter related vocabulary. Recommended for pre-intermediate students who are asked to complete the crossword by using the clues provided. The activity is a ...
This is a Word Search Puzzle covering the topic of jobs. There are 13 words- the names of jobs- hidden in it. Your students are supposed to find the words and write them down in the spaces provide ...
Playing Bingo is a good way to check if students know vocabulary. There are 8 different bingo cards for revising Easter related vocabulary and calling cards on the last page. Just print, laminate ...
Each student gets a copy. Fold the paper down the middle and select student 1 and student 2. Student one starts by selecting A or B, then student 2 reacts with the appropriate response. They al ...
This is a song that many people know because it was performed by Glee. This song is great to work on vocabulary and a little bit of present Progressive. Also, it is really good for students to ana ...
In this worksheet you'll find illustrations and words to create a memory game. The vocabulary is about words learnt during the students' first lesson (Hello, good morning, classroom actions, class ...
With the help of this worksheet you will have the opportunity to enrich your vocabulary on the topic "family". Not only new words, but verbs to describe family relationships and interesting ...
What can be better than such a great song after a long lesson. Your students will both work and enjoy this one of the best songs ever. I don't know what else to add)) but it said that 72 character ...
A nice worksheet based on this funny scene from The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon proposes a friendship algorithm to make new friends. You may use it to discuss friendship related topics. It also has a ...
The worksheet is appropriate for intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced students of English. It contains some basic information about the capital of Wales, Cardiff. Students have to build n ...
The free designs from these are from Mel, a designer lady from Canada who loves to share free things. These patterns can be accessed free from http://pinterest.com/pin/286752701244014534/. I re ...
Mind puzzles are great warmers, aren't they? They are intriguing. They stimulate your brain cells. Why don't you try these ones with your students? Let them ask as many questions as they can think ...
An exercise on filling the gap with a correct missing word. There is only ONE word missing in each gap. The worksheet is suitable for intermediate, upper-intermediate, advanced and proficiency lev ...
A word formation worksheet suitable for intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced students of English. Students have to fill the gaps with appropriate words derived from the root words given. ...
Easter is approaching and many of us will present some traditional recipes to our students. But first let's make sure they know necessary vocabulary. This worksheet represents a fun way to revise ...
I used this song to teach my students about American geography. It's a pleasant country song about the Great Lakes in America. You can let them listen for free or have them fill in the blanks for ...
This is a classroom poster which can also be used as a picture dictionary or a study sheet, for teaching or revising the weather conditions and natural disasters related vocabulary. Recommended f ...
Young students will love this adorable Easter mini-book. There are eight pages with new vocabulary: Easter, Easter bunny, lamb, chick, candies, Easter basket, etc
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