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 useful chart about family relations for every level. It contains kinship terms, inlaws and other relations with phonetic transcriptions .Each level can enlarge vocabulary quite autonomousl ...
This is an enjoyable activity to learn and to practice summer holidays vocabulary. First students are asked to study 16 new words: camera, passport, travel agency, tickets, beach, luggage, campin ...
A board game to consolidate quantifiers: some, any, no, much, many and a lot of. Students use the dice to advance on the board completing the sentences provided on the square where they land. Thi ...
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Worksheet to learn some of the most endangered species worldwide. There is a picture dictionary, which can also be used as a classroom poster, followed by a wordsearch puzzle. It's an excellent wa ...
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Worksheet for pre-intermediate students to learn and practise compound nouns. The students are asked to study 25 compound nouns: aircraft, airmail, armchair, blackboard, butterfly, blueberry, clas ...
This is a great movie to work with children (elementary level). After watching, sts work matching characters and descriptions, they put scenes in order, etc I really believe it is a fantastic movi ...
This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Lightning Ahead!', was originally presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross organizations, with g ...
This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Storms Ahead!', was initially presented by the American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency, together with U.S. Depar ...
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This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Hurricanes Ahead!', was originally presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross organizations, toget ...
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Here's another elementary word search puzzle with basic vocabulary (a couple of adjectives and verbs, too) related to coffee. Hope you find it useful! List of words used in this word search: CAFF ...
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It is a lovely song by The Beatles. I used it to practise the Past Simple form of regular and irregular verbs and to finish a lesson on London and England. It also includes vocabulary on Daily act ...
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