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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30 new words about food dealing with desserts and drinks. The students have to choose from the given words and put the names under the correct picture. Key to the exericse included. After doing th ...
A video about the 20th November in Spain together with an exercise to work with the vocabulary about elections and politics followed by some discussion points. A great opportunity to work with adv ...
Listening activity based on a video from CNN posted on YouTube about the catastrophe that happened in Japan at the beginning of the year. Great when dealing with natural catastrophes. Please, rate ...
Use these simple mouse cards for flash cards to learn prepositions or to play a fun memory matching game. Please note that the second page lists the same prepositions twice. I did this in order to ...
Taught this song in conjunction with a unit about Native Americans and the wild west. Short synonym matching included. Students had fun trying to sing along. Prior to teaching the song students le ...
Used in conjunction with a lesson all about the wild west and Native Americans, this vocabulary matching worksheet is a great introduction activity. After learning the different animal names, stud ...
A simple three part worksheet that integrates drawing and adjectives. First students draw a dog, next they list adjectives that describe their dog to create a mind map and finally they are asked t ...
I created this matching vocabulary sheet to use with deaf TEFL students. Prior to the worksheet I suggest introducing the various bodyparts through the use of TPR---have your students stand up, wr ...
Watch video, fill the gaps. Translate and learn new words and expressions. For Upper-Intermediate and Advanced students. Fisrt you may wish to watch video without text, answer the questions. Then ...
This Halloween worksheet is called 'Who am I: Monster Riddles' and contains several riddles describing Halloween monsters - your students read the descriptions and guess the characters. Enjoy!
This worksheet is for students who are interested in Halloween. Some ESL students don't know about this holiday at all, so I believe this worksheet will be very useful for them. I hope y ...
Firtly, students could play a memory game. Then, students have to divide them according to where they are placed at home (garden: tools, hose) (office: stapler, printer, computer etc) (kitchen: b ...
This worksheet provides the students important vocabulary about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet. After filling the chart the class can be separated into two groups and start a deb ...
The 4th of the series to revise vocabulary about food. This ws deals with meat. There are 20 words and 20 pictures that the students have to match . The ws can also be used, as usaual, to motivate ...
The 3rd ws of a series of ws to revise/learn vocabulary about food. This time there are 20 words that have to do with fish. The students have to choose and match the words with the pictures. Then ...
Three simple activities for A1 - A2 level, describing family relations and a family tree: a gap-filling, answering questions and writing/speaking tasks. Answers provided. Have got, possessive 's a ...
Listening activity based on the just released trailer of Snow White And The Huntsman. Sts have to fill in the blanks with words provided in a box. Feel free to remove the box to make it more chall ...
This is a 2-pages worksheet about tigers. Your ss will find interesting iformation about these animals. There are true/false and comprehension questions. The 3rd task is a description of a pictu ...
This is a word search with basic sewing terms for introductory sewing course, hope you find it useful! List of words used in this word search: QUILT, NOTIONS, NEEDLE, FABRIC, THIMBLE, IRON, REPAI ...
This is a worksheet designed for accessing information. It is various questions about product labels. It will be easy to add or take away from and can be modified for any grade!!! It is a works ...
It is a great activity for young learners for practiñing the alphabet. You just have to print the cards, cut each into three pieces and enjoy the game. I print them on cardboard and use plastic bo ...
The 2nd of a series of worksheets with food related vocabulary. This ws deals with fruit. There are 25 pictures and 25 words that the students have to match annd write under the correct picture. ...
The 1st of a series of worksheets with food related vocabulary. This ws deals with vegetables. There are 30 pictures and 30 words that the students have to match annd write under the correct pict ...
A wordsearch created for teaching drama terms to EFL students before dealing with the drama itself. List of words used in this word search: PERFORMANCE, SCRIPT, GESTURE, ARTICULATION, SETTING, AC ...
Games are so popular with language learners, so here´s an adorable boardgame, designed for students who are studying irregular verbs. It is played in groups or pairs with dice and counters, ...
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