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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This is a 2-page worksheet on New Year vocabulary. It includes a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet followed by a word search puzzle. The activity is available in both col ...
This is a set of high quality flashcards for teaching or revising New Year related vocabulary: countdown, fireworks, midnight, party, noise makers, calendar, friends, champagne, confetti, etc. Ha ...
This is a picture crossword for teaching New Year related vocabulary. Students are asked to complete the crossword puzzle and them match the words with the pictures. The activity is flexible enou ...
This is a listening test to assess the pupils' knowledge about the form of the imperative. The document offers a transcript of a video (link included) in which Martha Stewart shows you how to make ...
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The 3rd ws of this series about signs & punctuation marks. The students have to choose the right name of the sign or punctuation mark that they have learnt and revised in ws 1 & 2. The key ...
This is the 2nd ws of a series about signs & punctuation marks. After doing the 1st one, her the students have to find out the 30 words in a word search. The signs are given, but no names, so ...
This ws consists of 30 symbols (signs & punctuation marks) and 30 names. The students have to match the names and the symbols and write down the names under the crrect symbol. As a follow-up a ...
This is a two page worksheet for reading and speaking. You can use it for the discussion when finishing the theme "Relationships", "Marriage" or "Choosing a partner" with your intermediate, upper- ...
This worksheet is a pair work task and can be used to make students talk about the houses in the pictures and their own houses. They can use place prepositions, color adjectives, vocabulary about ...
This is a word formation exercise I used with my PreFCE and FCE students. I used it at the beginning of the year and it lead to an interesting discussion about beliefs and values, and it created a ...
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising rooms in the house related vocabulary. Suitable for elementary students who are asked to label the picture and then answer the question about their house.
This is a multiple choice activity for teaching or revising office supplies related vocabulary. Students are asked to look at the pictures and then match them with the words given. The answer key ...
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This is a multiple choice activity for teaching kitchen related vocabulary. Students are asked to choose the correct names of kitchen utensils. The activity is available in both colour and black ...
This is matching activity for teaching or revising sports and games related vocabulary. Students are asked to look at the pictures and then match them with the words given. The activity is also a ...
This is a worksheet about the first episode of the sitcom The big bang theory. It's a good way to study while entertaining the students. The grammar point focused on is the simple present. The que ...
Worksheet for a Christmas lesson with elementary, pre-intermediate or intermediate level students. There you will find different types of activities: answering the questions, matching, finding the ...
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