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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It is a worksheet that can be used after pupils have been taught simple structures such as the verbs "to be" and "have got" as well as the possessive adjectives. The students first complete the ta ...
A fun picture board game with lifelines to teach body parts to students from 5 upwards. There are trickier pictures like "hip", "neck" and "chest", but they can be simplified to "body" or "mouth" ...
Oral evaluation preparation sheet. Students have to describe two main characters of a movie they have watched and have to rate the movie. Once their preparation sheet is ready, they use it to prep ...
A simple word search for Christmas related words. Hope you find it helpful! List of words used in this word search: ORNAMENT, SLEIGH, STOCKING, SANTACLAUS, COOKIES, REINDEER, ELVES, TREE, PRESENT ...
This is a test for kids. Children are gonna love this because it's colorful and has lots of pictures. Forget the ordinary tests, they might be boring or too hard for children. Use this o ...
Worksheet with wordsearch (character names, places, verbs and words related to the episode). A character bio of the main characters and some questions about the pilot episode of the Fringe series ...
It's a jobs worksheet, you can use this to teach jobs and professions. There is an image for each word, so it's pretty easy for students to get what the job is. It's a good idea to use t ...
This material is aimed at pre- and intermediate level. You can cut these cards and hand them out. Each student answers the question. The length of the answer is not less than 30 sec.
An amazing worksheet for teaching Christmas related vocabulary. It includes a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet or classroom poster followed by a wordsearch puzzle . The ...
This is a pretty easy wordsearch puzzle for teaching or revising Christmas related vocabulary. Students are asked to find the words and then match them with the pictures. Suitable for elementary ...
This ppt consists of 44 animated slides with vocabulary about Christmas celebrations including Christmas, New Year's Eve & Three Wise Mean & Santa Claus. There are also 3 extra activities ...
A list of (non-material) wishes to cut out and paste inside Christmas cards your students might be making this festive season. Or they could also be used as examples and you could have older or hi ...
A follow-up activity to be done together or independently from This is my house ppt. There are 32 pictures and 32 words with new vocabulary on the house. The students have to macth names & pic ...
A very simple exercise - match the pictures with the names of the parts of the house. You can use it when you have 2-3 free minutes after explaining this topic to your class. It can also be an ea ...
This is a worksheet on British Superstitions. It contains information about some popular superstitions in Britain. There is also a quiz on them. It can be used as a time filler on Tuesday or Frida ...
This is a follow-up activity that can be done after having seen the 5 ppt This is my house or independently since new vocabulary is included. There are 30 pictures with vocabulary concerning the k ...
This is a follow-up activity that can be done after having seen the 5 ppt This is my house or independently since new vocabulary is included. There are 30 pictures with vocabulary concerning the k ...
The last ppt of This is my house series. Here the students revise/learn vocabulary on the living room & the dining room. There are also, as usual, 2 extra activites to practise the vocabulary ...
The 4th ppt with vocabulary on the house. Here the students revise/learn vocabulary concerning the laundry and activities such as doing the ironing, the washing up; names of cleaning products, ... ...
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