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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This pairwork matching game is great for pair and group work. There are 32 picture cards and 32 word cards, students are asked to match the words with the pictures. Also can be used to engage you ...
You can give the worksheet to the students and ask them to fill in the blanks with words that they know...ask them to guess..then let them listen to the song and as they are listening to the song ...
A set of 40 cards / flashcards to familiarize the students with classroom supplies vocabulary. They can also be used to talk about what students see in the pictures or to remind them which suppli ...
A back to school missing letters activity for the younger classes to review classroom supplies vocabulary. Students are asked to complete the blank spaces with the missing letters and then match ...
This is a general knowledge activity for kids to practice different question forms about the past in a fun way. It includes "wh-" questions (which, what), the past of "can" (could), "how long" and ...
A very interesting article dealing with the astounding connections between mind and music. How does music have anything to do with empowering our learning and vitality skills? I would recommend fo ...
This fully animated PowerPoint presentation focuses on vocabulary related to bedroom furniture and prepositions of place. Students are asked to put the furniture pieces and objects into the room ...
This is a worksheet to review days of the week, months of the year, ordinal numbers and dates vocabulary. It includes a study sheet followed by 4 activities in which students find out the missing ...
This is a boardgame to review or learn ordinal numbers. Students advance on the board with dice. When they land on a square they are asked to make a sentence using the picture clue. This game is ...
Summer Activities Flashcards are good for speaking about students' summer holidays at the beginning of a new school year. They also can be used for making dialogues. There are eight nice flashcard ...
A collection of short articles mainly about life style issues such as luxury traveling, restaurants and spas all over the world. Great for upper intermediate learners who want to bring their langu ...
Great worksheet that goes along with the movie Super Size Me. I use it to delve into nutrition. • The documentary premiered at Sundance in January, 2004. Less than two months later, McDonal ...
Here's our latest high-quality poster that will look great on your Teacher's Room wall and will motivate you (and your fellow teachers) every working day! It's titled 'Classroom Management Mantra: ...
A comprehensive list of popular idioms used in the business fields. Great for expanding you vocabulary and bringing it to a higher level, especially for business related professionals that want to ...
A very interesting article about South Korea's latest hi-tech innovations implementation at schools. How modern technology will change they way we perceive school or studies is also a question tha ...
This is a pair work activity to review simple past tense where students ask a friend about his/her latest vacation, and he/she answers based on their imagination of the perfect vacation, be it a ...
This is a worksheet for young students which is aimed to practise rooms in the house related vocabulary. There are two different activities in which students are asked to label the picture with t ...
This worksheet focuses on vocabulary related to nature and environment. First students will learn the names of twelve different trees then find the words in the grid and finally match the words w ...
With this worksheet students will learn the names of seventeen different flowers. It includes a picture dictionary and a wordsearch puzzle to reinforce the vocabulary. It is available in two diff ...
A list of important names in history, concerning different aspects of knowledge and intelligences. List of words used in this word search: BEETHOVEN, SHAKESPEARE, EINSTEIN, NEWTON, HOUDINI, ASTAI ...
This word search includes words related to civil rights. List of words used in this word search: WOMEN, LUTHERKING, DREAM, DISCRIMINATION, TABOO, AWARENESS, FIGHT, PREJUDICE, DIGNITY, SEGREGATION ...
This is a very useful worksheet to work with children when teaching the use of Should and vocabulary related to illnesses. It has a variety of questions which can demand a great deal of production ...
A nice way to start your school year is to revise some of the most common verbs used in the classroom with this lovely worksheet. It includes a picture dictionary and a wordsearch puzzle to conso ...
This is a set of bookmarks to revise classroom language. Designed for young students, it includes sentences and pictures so they can understand them. Recommended for elementary students.
A set of welcome stickers to motivate your students on the first day of the school year. Print, cut, laminate and give them to your students. They will love them.
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