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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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There is - There are (elementary level)

There is - There are (elementary level)

The following worksheet is aimed at elementary learners of English and deals with topic there is-there are. The exercise is very simple, your pupils will need to put down the sentences using this ...
22 Views 18,774 Elem
American Symbols: Uncle Sam (Reading Comprehension & Writing)

American Symbols: Uncle Sam (Reading Comprehension & Writing)

The following worksheet presents the history of Uncle Sam as one of the American national symbols". After the text there are three exercises - true or false, comprehension questions and writing ( ...
13 Views 23,925 IntAdv
Whose Hair Is Black?

Whose Hair Is Black?

The worksheet aims to help students understand the usage of personal pronouns and how to answer a question starting 'whose'. It also gives opportunity to revise colors and clothes. As it has color ...
30 Views 22,583 Elem
Vegetable Bingo Cards

Vegetable Bingo Cards

There are six Vegetable Bingo Cards. A teacher names vegetables. Students cross the picture of the word they hear. If a student has a line vertically or horizontally, S/he says bingo. It's a sim ...
12 Views 35,288 BegElem
Travelling By Sea Word Search Puzzle

Travelling By Sea Word Search Puzzle

Here's a simple word search puzzle full of vocabulary about travelling by sea, hope you'll find it useful! List of words used in this word search: SAIL, NAVY, STEWARD, OVERHEAD, EMBARK, STATEROOM ...
8 Views 11,091 Pre-IntInt
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Days of the Week PowerPoint Presentation

Days of the Week PowerPoint Presentation

Here's a PowerPoint presentation on days of the week. This presentation can be used with teenagers or adults. At the end of the lesson students will be able to say all the days of the week and als ...
15 Views 39,498 Beg
If Clauses and the Environment Worksheet

If Clauses and the Environment Worksheet

This worksheet, suitable for intermediate students, was designed to consolidate students'  knowledge concerning conditionals and environment related vocabulary. Students are asked to complet ...
29 Views 47,715 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Holding On To A Hero

Song Worksheet: Holding On To A Hero

The song is based on the idea of the hero. We can have more types of exercises with this, including what is the idea of the perfect boy... it includes a pre- talk about the features that are neede ...
7 Views 14,649 Adv
MTV CRIBS - Soulja Boy & Lil Mama

MTV CRIBS - Soulja Boy & Lil Mama

An MTV Cribs episode where Teen stars Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Lil Mama and Mark Indelicato take you through their Los Angeles and New York apartments. This worksheet includes listening comprehension ...
8 Views 9,080 Pre-IntIntAdv
Picture Description

Picture Description

This material is aimed at elementary and pre-intermediate learners of English. There are two tasks - to say whether the statements are true or false, and to answer the questions (using the Presen ...
15 Views 45,310 ElemPre-Int
After Rain Comes Fine Weather: Weather Puzzle

After Rain Comes Fine Weather: Weather Puzzle

This wordsearch puzzle worksheets will help the students to learn new weather words. Enjoy! List of words used in this word search: MISERABLE, NICE, HUMID, TERRIBLE, WET, HOT, LOVELY, SNOWY, ICY, ...
3 Views 8,198 Pre-Int
Learning Colours: Colour Chart

Learning Colours: Colour Chart

A simple colour vocabulary chart and different icons to descibe colours, using 'it is blue...' or full sentences (The cat is black). Includes basic colours, a mention of light and dark, also beige ...
14 Views 33,208 Beg
Dream Job in Australia

Dream Job in Australia

Reading comprehension based on true advert about the best job in the wolrd. ”. The position is for a caretaker to live on and look after a tropical island in Great Barrier Reef. There's also ...
9 Views 21,886 Pre-Int
Bingo for Practice with Numbers

Bingo for Practice with Numbers

This game is excellent speaking and listening practice for beginning students of all ages. Students should have been introduced to numbers from 1-20 and multiples of 10 up to 90. Students should ...
19 Views 59,732 BegElemPre-Int
My Birthday Worksheet

My Birthday Worksheet

This worksheet helps to check reading comprehension and recognizing nouns. The topic is "My Birthday". The main idea is to use this worksheet after you have introduced the nouns. Students hav ...
10 Views 19,108 Elem
The Wrong Game: 3rd Conditional

The Wrong Game: 3rd Conditional

This worksheet consists of three pages. The first gives a run down of the third conditional form and why we use it. The second contains a story in which our hero has a really bad day. The third ...
30 Views 32,071 Adv
The Friendship Algorithm

The Friendship Algorithm

This is a worksheet about geeks and their ability/inability to make friends. It is based on part of an episode of the TV series The Big Bang Theory. The worksheet includes the links to said part o ...
7 Views 17,713 IntAdv
Useful Words to Describe the Words You DO NOT Know

Useful Words to Describe the Words You DO NOT Know

You go through the list with the students all the while you give examples of how to describe words in the different categories. While the students are doing the exercise at the bottom of the work ...
10 Views 9,896 Pre-IntIntAdv
Animals Boardgame

Animals Boardgame

Here's a colourful boardgame on animals vocabulary, to encourage elementary students to start making sentences. It's played with dice and counter, where students land on a square they must make a ...
10 Views 14,650 Elem
What Is The Top Answer?

What Is The Top Answer?

This worksheet is very useful for speaking and debating, especially in pairs, because students will express their attitude towards different things. If the teacher gives instructions to respect ea ...
9 Views 6,923 Pre-IntInt
Feelings Poster and Activity

Feelings Poster and Activity

This is a 2-page worksheet to practise the Feelings. The first page is a poster which can be extended to a speaking activity where the students have a look at the pictures and describe the situati ...
15 Views 17,743 ElemPre-Int
Sweet Halloween Recipes (for kids)

Sweet Halloween Recipes (for kids)

Get ready for the most terrifying and sweetest Halloween's party ever! Let your students enjoy this special meals... Really funny! All the recipes are easy to do, even at class (for example, spid ...
13 Views 13,847 All
Animals Crossword

Animals Crossword

Crosswords are an excellent way to improve your vocabulary. They help you remember words that you have already learned, and can even help you learn new words. This beginner crossword is all about ...
7 Views 9,613 Beg
Weather Idioms Test

Weather Idioms Test

This worksheet concentrates on weather idioms. You can use it as a test or an exercise. As an additional exercise students may write a story using the idioms or provide an explanation for the idio ...
23 Views 28,376 IntAdv
Animal Riddles

Animal Riddles

Elementary worksheet consisting of 21 riddles. Students or teams of students read the riddles to each other and the other team has to guess. Focuses on reading aloud, pronunciation, listening, lis ...
137 Views 318,432 Elem

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