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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An easy word search on Family and People vocabulary for beginners. Can be also used for elementary students to test their knowledge of these words. List of words used in this word search: SON, BO ...
This activity is good for revising media vocabulary. It is fun, too. Cut out the vocabulary cards and shuffle them. Put your students into groups of 4-5. Prepare one set of cards and newspaper/TV ...
This is 2-page worksheet for teaching prepositions of place, there is / there are and bedroom related vocabulary. Students are asked to complete sentences with prepositions of place and there is ...
This is a multiple choice activity for teaching or revising wild animals related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to look at the pictures and circle the correct optio ...
This is a multiple choice activity for teaching or revising farm animals related vocabulary. Suitable for elementary students who are asked to look at the pictures and circle the correct option. ...
This is a powerpoint game where questions are asked about the human body and the students have to answer the questions. it can be done in teams to make it more fun. I created it especially for Spa ...
Worksheet for pair/group activity (written/spoken): invent a sport (make up the rules, number of players, etc.). Practice sports vocabulary and verbs (action verbs, etc.). For more advanced groups ...
This is a worksheet to prepare your students for a writing task. Through this worksheet you revise and teach vocabulary related to the topic city: adjectives and places to visit. Step by step, s ...
A short reading and writing activity where the kids will first read some clues and then use their own imagination to write about their own New Year resolutions. It can be then followed by a speaki ...
A song that talks about the importance of having a good friend beside you, sustaining you and giving you a helping hand. it can be a good introduction to teach the expression have/has got to your ...
This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching or revising food related vocabulary. There are 2 different activities in which students are asked to match the words with the pictures and offer, refuse, a ...
This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a classroom poster for teaching physical appearance. The picture dictionary is available in both colour and black and white version.
A project in which we talk about rooms in the house with pictures. We describe a house and the rooms, for example: kitchen, bedroom, living-room, bathroom,. There are pictures with names of the ro ...
In this ws the students have to fill in the blanks with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Then they have to find the names of 12 things you need for camping from the text (ex ...
This is the 9 th part of my worksheets "Let´s read and write about...´ Students have to read the text on the given topic, then they have to do some tasks connected with the text. The t ...
This is a boardgame for teaching or revising action verbs. It is played in teams with dice and counter, when students land on a square they must make a sentence using the picture clue and the ver ...
This is a matching activity, suitable for elementary students, on illness/diseases related vocabulary. Students are asked to match the words with the pictures. The answer key is included.
This can be altered to fit ANY level and ANY topic you want to drill with speaking practice. To make it a listening excersize you simply tell the instructions for the cootie catcher and have stude ...
There are 4 exercises to practise there is/ are & use some, any, how much and how many. In exercise 1, the students have to fill in the gaps with the correct verb form & some or any accord ...
Dictionary/glossary for travel and catering language users. The list of most frequently used verbs, nouns, adjectives and expressions that are commonly used in the travel and catering environment. ...
Dictionary/glossary for engineering language users. The list of most frequently used verbs, nouns, adjectives and expressions that are commonly used in the engineering environment. You can use it ...
Dictionary (glossary) for IT language users. The list of most frequently used verbs, nouns, adjectives and expressions that are commonly used in the IT environment. You can use it separately or bu ...
This is the 7th part of my worksheets "Let´s read and write about...´ Student have to read the text on the given topic, then they have to do some tasks connected with the text.
The ta ...
This is a worksheet for the students to enhance their understanding about celebrations. The students (preferably in groups) have to complete the celebration planner. They need to match a greetin ...
This is a worksheet that can be used in order to enhance students' writing skills about body language and gestures in different cultures. It encourages both students and teachers to visit the inte ...
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