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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.


With 14,321 vocabulary worksheets available, you can find material on a wide range of topics relating to your lesson or students’ needs below - including business, medical, animals, holidays, and many more. You’ll also find worksheets on idioms, colloquialisms, phrasal verbs, and even slang vocabulary.


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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The Most Exhausted [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

The Most Exhausted [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  Think about the most physically exhausted you have ever been. Why were you so tired, and what did you do?
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Invent A New Dance [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Invent A New Dance [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: Invent a new dance. Describe it and the type of music it would be suited to. 
5 Views 8,175 All
The First Time You Fell In Love [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

The First Time You Fell In Love [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  Think about the first time you ever fell in love. Who di you fall in love with and what happened?
8 Views 7,713 All
Free As A Bird [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Free As A Bird [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  Think about the time in your life when you felt the most free. Describe what you were doing and why you felt so free.  
4 Views 9,772 All
Animals: Memory Game

Animals: Memory Game

Just a quick memory game to practice animals. I used it for my Beginner class after studying domestic and wild animals. I chose to take a few of both kinds. I usually print my memories on colored ...
5 Views 13,979 BegElem
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Christmas Mini-Book

Christmas Mini-Book

This is a wonderful mini-book for young students, on Christmas related vocabulary: Santa, Christmas tree, reindeer, gnome, ornaments, gingerbread, stocking and candy cane. Merry Christmas
26 Views 15,921 BegElem
Christmas Worksheet

Christmas Worksheet

This is a matching activity for teaching Christmas related vocabulary. Students are asked to read the words and then match them with the pictures. This activity is available in both colour and bl ...
16 Views 17,074 ElemPre-Int
Travel Vocabulary

Travel Vocabulary

Very useful vocabulary for traveling. It is thought and structured in order to make you understand the difference between trerms such as trip,journey,voyage,etc. You should practice these new word ...
13 Views 36,296 Int
Days And Months Worksheet

Days And Months Worksheet

This ws is suitable for A1 ss. it has vocabulary with pictures and in the second page it has a crossword. Can be used to introduce or practice days of the week and months of the year plus the use ...
19 Views 30,700 BegElem
Describe A Picture Using Present Continuous

Describe A Picture Using Present Continuous

This material is for elementary learners of English, who have already studied Present Continuous. They will have practice in picture description. There are two pictures. Near each picture they wi ...
43 Views 167,717 Elem
Colours Game

Colours Game

This is a PowerPoint presentation, with audio, for teaching or revising colours. Students are asked to listen to the audio and then click on the correct colour. The game is suitable for elementar ...
12 Views 13,548 BegElem
The Longest Traffic Jam [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

The Longest Traffic Jam [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  Think about the longest traffic jam you've ever been in. Describe how you felt when you were stuck and then when you finally got moving again.
9 Views 11,351 All
The Worst Job [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

The Worst Job [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  What is the worst job you could imagine doing and why? How would you feel in your day to day life? 
7 Views 7,475 All
Imagine Being The First Explorer To... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Imagine Being The First Explorer To... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  Imagine beight the first explorer to enter an ancient Egyptian tomb. Describe what happens, how you feel and what treasures you find.
7 Views 11,207 All
A Lie [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

A Lie [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  Think of a time when someone has told you a lie. What was the lie and how did you find out the truth?
4 Views 7,593 All
People Talking About You [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

People Talking About You [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt:  Think of a time when you've found out that people have been talking about you. What did they say about you and how did it make you feel?
2 Views 4,351 All
Why Learn A Foreign Language

Why Learn A Foreign Language

A worksheet about the reasons for learning foreign languages. Students discuss some quotes on this subject, then read the text (word formation) and discuss why they are learning English.
35 Views 48,027 Int
The Most Miserable Person You Have Ever Met [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

The Most Miserable Person You Have Ever Met [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: Think of the most miserable person you have ever met. Devise a plan to cheer them up, even if it's just for a short time.
2 Views 5,434 All
The Happiest Person You Have Ever Met [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

The Happiest Person You Have Ever Met [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: Think about the happiest person you have ever met. Who is it and what makes you think they are the happiest person you've met?
6 Views 8,302 All
Think Of A Time When You... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Think Of A Time When You... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: Think of a time when you have forgotten somebody's birthday. How did you feel and what did you do about it?
4 Views 4,252 All
Think Of A Present... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Think Of A Present... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: Think of a present you received that you didn't like. How did you react, and did the person suspect you didn't like it?
6 Views 5,682 All
Step Into Somebody's Dreams... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Step Into Somebody's Dreams... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: What if you could step into somebody's dreams and watch them like a film? Whose dreams would you invade and what would you see?
5 Views 13,070 All
What If There Was No Color In The World? [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

What If There Was No Color In The World? [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: What if there was no colors in the world? Describe a table full of color-less items and how you differentiate beween them. 
4 Views 7,547 All
Imagine You Woke Up One Day... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Imagine You Woke Up One Day... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: Imagine you woke up one day and found that you were deaf. What sounds would you miss the most?
6 Views 9,821 All
A Day In The Life Of... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

A Day In The Life Of... [CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT]

Creative writing prompt: Describe a day in the life of a blind person. How would the world seem different if you didn't have the sense of sight?
6 Views 10,089 All

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