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.
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This is a board game to revise names of classroom supplies. Students advance on the board with dice, when they land on a square they are asked to name the item, or make a sentence using the pictu ...
With this worksheet our students might have an idea about how many people like different kinds of music or sport. Also they will practise some reading comprehension about sport, finally they have ...
This is an easy way to practise past simple with our students during past simple classes. I am sure you will love to use it and your students will learn easily and having some fun... Also they wil ...
A crossword puzzle on homographs (homonyms) I did on my own. In the first task, the students need to find the words as described below. In the second task, they need to find the other definitions ...
A set of cards to revise some of the rules students need to follow in class. They can also be used as posters to decorate your classroom. Recommended for elementary students.
This worksheet is perfect for the first day of the school year. It allows students to write about themselves and to get to know each other. Recommended for elementary students.
This worksheet contains 75 cards with definitions for Flyers vocabulary items. These definitions were taken from sample tests (Reading and writing, part 1) and you can use them to play a vocabualr ...
Two different activities to review weather vocabulary. First students are asked to circle the correct option, then find the words in the puzzle, write them on the blank line provided and finally ...
Three dice to practice weather vocabulary. It includes 2 pre-made dice, a blank dice and several clipart images. 1. Photocopy all pages for each student. 2. Show them the pre-made dice. 3. Stude ...
This is a good way for students to practice the units of measurement vocabulary! List of words used in this word search: OUNCE, GRAM, MOUTHFUL, GRADE, DEGREE, METER, GALLON, QUART, PINT, INCH, MI ...
Worksheet dealing with the most used phrasal verbs: get on, get over, head for, join in, live up, run out, put up, stand for, check out, go on, call back, look for, etc. It includes 2 exercises i ...
This is a worksheet to learn or review vegetables. There are two different exercises in which students are asked to label the pictures and then answer some questions about vegetables. Recommended ...
This video worksheet practises listening comprehension - your students will be watching a famous tv series episode. While watching the episode your students will be doing the following activi ...
Reading activity on Columbus (two easy text on Columbus's life and Colombus's day and one slightly more difficult text in which Columbus describes America) with a short pre-reading activity (dicta ...
This word search helps students to memorize a few basic feelings. With the help of these words students can answer the question: How are you today? I'm ... List of words used in this word search: ...
This is a very simple and colourful matching activity to improve furniture and appliances related vocabulary. Students are asked to match the words with the pictures. Recommended for elementary-l ...
This is a boardgame to improve sports related vocabulary and the present simple tense, affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. Students use the die and move forward, when they land on a sq ...
This worksheet brings an exercise for the song "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morisette. This is for beginners. First they should read the expressions in boldface and match with the pictures. Then ...
A word search puzzle to practice and develop vocabulary related to Natural Disasters: drought, earthquake, wildfire, flood, tornado, tsunami, volcanic eruption, hurricane, thunderstorm, landslide ...
This is a multiple choice activity to practice the parts of the body. Students are asked to look at the picture and choose the correct option. Recommended for elementary students.
It is a comprehensive worksheet on the word families and is best for the students of intermediate level and above. It also helps practise the formation of nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs from ...
I made this game drawing inspiration from a game called "Enredados" by Bontus. Print and cut up the cards. Divide your students into groups of no more than 5 and explain that you will take a card ...
Hello everybody! This is a nice song to work with your students. I'm sure they will love it. It is not just a gap fill activity, it has different good activities. Your students will be engage ...
Here's a worksheet for a famous song for kids about animals. This is a wonderful song to learn names of farm animals with the song 'OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM'.
It is a science worksheet to be used with first graders. This short practice could work to review or introduce the topics related to Noise or Soil Pollution. The worksheet contains a matching acti ...
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