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 multiple-choice questionnaire is an alternative version of the one suggested with the video activity "Who was Saint Patrick?"; it contains two more questions and pictures related to the celeb ...
This worksheet is accompanied by a two minute Youtube clip entitled 'Computer Says No' (of Little Britain fame). It offers listening for gist and specific information as well as a vocabulary matc ...
This is a communicative activity for intermediate, upper-intermediate students on the topic of extreme sports. They first get the pictures of the sportsman and try to describe them. Elicit the exp ...
This powerpoint presentation aims to introduce St Patrick's Day to students. It presents some basic information about the festival and illustrates the Irish symbols with nice pictures. Students ge ...
This is a very simple worksheet for students to fill in with the names of their family members so that they can have their own family tree. It can be used for students with large families. Suitabl ...
This worksheet allows students to practice their listening skill while they unwind and have fun. Students have to complete the gaps with words from the box provided. It can be used with pre-interm ...
This is a very useful worksheet to practise phrasal verbs for intermediate level students. My advice is to give a little explanation of the different meanings of phrasal verbs before doing the exe ...
The task is to assess three jobs you would like to choose. Sum your points and find out which one suits you best. The activity helps to revise the vocabulary on jobs and careers, values and perso ...
Special occasions and celebrations might require a few words. Offer a toast in honor of someone or for an achievement. This worksheet promotes ideas for giving a toast. Ideal for simple public spe ...
An idioms matching exercise for advanced students. A good idea would be to show them just the idioms and have them think of a meaning for each one. After that they could match with the meanings. Y ...
This worksheet will help students practice passive voice through a video that shows how bubble gum is made. My suggestion is you watch it as a class, discuss the new vocabulary and then work throu ...
This WS is to practise a dialogue in a restaurant; it is made for the 4th form in a secondary school; the pupils first fill in the missing words, then compare it with the teacher; you could ask th ...
This presentation will help you to practice places in the town vocabulary and prepositions of place. You will also be able to revise THERE is / are construction. First of all give your students a ...
Lower level ESL students. Studentd should listen to the song first, then have a free chat about some difficult words. Finally they can work in groups to find some of the idioms in the song.
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This worksheet is based on a beautiful song called "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd. 1st SS will have to discuss with their teacher the differences betweeen teachers and education in the ...
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An interesting way for children in elementary school to learn how to tell the time by the hour. I used this with my kids in school and they found it very interesting and challenging at the same ti ...
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