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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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Natural Disaster Worksheet: Tsunami Curriculum: Grades K - 6

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Tsunami Curriculum: Grades K - 6

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Tsunami Curriculum: Grades K - 6', was originally offered by Washington Military Department/Emergency Management Division, with some portions of ...
7 Views 34,599 Pre-IntInt
Weather Worksheet: How Do You Make a Weather Satellite?

Weather Worksheet: How Do You Make a Weather Satellite?

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: How Do You Make a Weather Satellite?', was originally presented by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Adm ...
3 Views 7,796 Pre-IntInt
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Ready... Set... Prepare!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Ready... Set... Prepare!

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Ready... Set... Prepare!', was originally offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community and Family Preparedness Program a ...
12 Views 40,558 Pre-IntInt
Class Based on President Obama's Speech in Brazil

Class Based on President Obama's Speech in Brazil

This activity is catered for intermediate students and up. It explores the speech given by American president Barack Obama during his visit to Brazil. It was delivered in the Rio de Janeiro munici ...
5 Views 12,029 IntAdv
Our Family Worksheet

Our Family Worksheet

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 ...
13 Views 8,179 All
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Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

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 ...
27 Views 62,087 ElemPre-IntInt
Quantifiers Boardgame

Quantifiers Boardgame

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 ...
25 Views 67,177 ElemPre-Int
50 Discussion Questions on Advertising and Stereotypes

50 Discussion Questions on Advertising and Stereotypes

These are critical questions for a classroom discussion on advertising. The document contains a list of 50 questions that you can use to spark a lively discussion for your lesson on Advertising an ...
35 Views 77,741 IntAdvExam
Endangered Species Worksheet

Endangered Species Worksheet

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 ...
19 Views 53,656 ElemPre-Int
Food: Pair Work Matching Game

Food: Pair Work Matching Game

This is a pair work matching game dealing with food and drinks vocabulary. There are 30 food picture cards and 30 word cards; the aim of the game is to match the words and pictures. The instructi ...
32 Views 44,986 Elem
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Pets in Disaster

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Pets in Disaster

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Pets in Disaster', was originally provided by Australian Red Cross organization. The page can be printed out and given to each student as encour ...
4 Views 11,484 ElemPre-Int
Compound Nouns Worksheet 2

Compound Nouns Worksheet 2

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 ...
10 Views 33,132 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: UP [ALTERNATIVE]

Movie Worksheet: UP [ALTERNATIVE]

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 ...
16 Views 15,939 Elem
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Lightning Ahead!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Lightning Ahead!

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 ...
6 Views 13,602 Pre-IntInt
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Storms Ahead!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Storms Ahead!

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 ...
7 Views 13,076 Pre-IntInt
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Tornadoes Ahead!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Tornadoes Ahead!

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Tornadoes Ahead!', was kindly provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross organizations, supported b ...
4 Views 13,714 Pre-IntInt
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Winter Storms Ahead!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Winter Storms Ahead!

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Winter Storms Ahead!', was first presented by the American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with U ...
9 Views 16,458 Pre-IntInt
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Hurricanes Ahead!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Hurricanes Ahead!

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 ...
3 Views 17,513 Pre-IntInt
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Floods Ahead!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Floods Ahead!

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Floods Ahead!', was originally presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross organizations and is a p ...
4 Views 15,090 Pre-IntInt
All About Coffee

All About Coffee

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 ...
8 Views 7,029 ElemPre-IntInt
Coffee Wordsearch

Coffee Wordsearch

This word search contains some basic vocabulary related to coffee. List of words used in this word search: MACCHIATO, ARABIAN, DOUBLE, BEAN, ROAST, COFFEE, CUP, LATTE, ITALIAN, ESPRESSO Created ...
6 Views 8,184 ElemPre-Int
Arnold's Daily Routine

Arnold's Daily Routine

Read about a day in the life of Arnold. Number these pictures in the correct order. It is an interesting activity where your students will need to match the pictures after reading the text. You c ...
29 Views 19,596 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: A Day In The Life by The Beatles [WITH VIDEO]

Song Worksheet: A Day In The Life by The Beatles [WITH VIDEO]

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 ...
9 Views 14,493 ElemPre-Int
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Julia and Robbie, the Disaster Twins

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Julia and Robbie, the Disaster Twins

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Julia and Robbie, the Disaster Twins', was originally presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for educational purposes and is a par ...
8 Views 18,043 ElemPre-IntInt
Idioms (Animals)

Idioms (Animals)

It’s the first time I try to send a grammar test to share with other teachers all over the world. Who can use it? Well, I think it’s useful for elementary level students. Why? For trai ...
10 Views 13,042 Elem

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