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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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The Internet

The Internet

A reading comprehension test about the Internet and its importance on people's life. The text is followed by 4 different tasks in which students read and say if the statements are true or false, c ...
29 Views 39,238 Int
Peter's Family: 2 PowerPoint Games

Peter's Family: 2 PowerPoint Games

This is my new ppt for your students. After my speaking activity (Peter's Family 1) they can play and practise family vocabulary using possesives. I usually use it when they work in groups. One of ...
27 Views 35,133 Elem
Music and Youth: Urban Tribes

Music and Youth: Urban Tribes

This worksheet explores topics such us youth, music and urban tribes. It contains lots of excercises to work with young students. In the first part, students will explore different music styles a ...
23 Views 23,707 ElemPre-Int
Car Parts Word Search

Car Parts Word Search

This car parts word search includes essential words, which are fun to find! List of words used in this word search: TRUNK, HOOD, TIRE, WHEEL, SIGNAL, WINDSHIELD, CLUTCH, HORN, BUMPER, HEADLIGHT, ...
5 Views 10,911 Pre-IntInt
Compound Nouns: Vocabulary Worksheet

Compound Nouns: Vocabulary Worksheet

A worksheet to construct compound nouns from words given to fill in the gaps in the sentences. Some of the words are used twice, but in a different order. An efficient way to show how to build co ...
12 Views 19,765 Int
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Getting To Know You Worksheet

Getting To Know You Worksheet

This is a speaking activity designed to help you get to know your students. It is divided into several sections such as Family, Daily Activities, Home, Sports, Hobbies, Education and Holidays. Eac ...
18 Views 15,133 Pre-Int
Phrasal Verb Constructions

Phrasal Verb Constructions

This worksheet focuses on the 3 types of Phrasal Verbs: Separable, Inseparable and Three-Word Verbs. In addition, it calls upon Transitive and Intransitive Verb recognition. This has served well t ...
8 Views 12,585 IntAdvExam
Weather Word Wheel

Weather Word Wheel

It's a handmade wheel with weather words and pictures to colour. A nice activity for very young learners but older students might be interested in it, too. It helps not only to learn words without ...
12 Views 17,184 BegElem
10 Most Popular Father's Day Sayings: Poster

10 Most Popular Father's Day Sayings: Poster

Here's a poster which will be of great help for your Father's Day lesson - put it up on a wall in your classroom and discuss the sayings with your students. CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW IN FULL SIZE:
5 Views 33,767 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
The Family Worksheet

The Family Worksheet

Vocabulary revision and extension exercises on the topic family. Includes a study sheet followed by 3 different tasks. Recommended for intermediate level, this worksheet can either be used in the ...
24 Views 26,137 Pre-IntInt
Father's Day Flashcards: 14 HI-RES Poster Quality Flashcards

Father's Day Flashcards: 14 HI-RES Poster Quality Flashcards

Father's Day Special: Add some fun to your Father's Day lesson with these 14 top-quality flashcards that can be used for several purposes: setting the overall mood for the holiday lesson, templat ...
8 Views 20,593 All
Mixed Conditional Life Line

Mixed Conditional Life Line

Here is a simple lifeline to show 3 important junctures that will be used to compose mixed conditional sentences. Teaching mixed conditionals isn't such a difficult concept to teach but finding an ...
14 Views 32,772 Adv
Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 3

Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 3

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 3', was originally provided by National Weather Service and is also available as a free download at the ...
3 Views 9,710 Pre-IntInt
Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 2

Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 2

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 2', was kindly provided by National Weather Service and is also available for downloading from their we ...
2 Views 19,580 Pre-IntInt
Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 1

Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 1

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety - Part 1', was kindly presented by National Weather Service and can also be downloaded from their website. Thi ...
2 Views 13,539 Pre-IntInt
All About Me Speaking Cards

All About Me Speaking Cards

This is a set of speaking cards to get your students to talk about themselves and to help them to develop their communication skills. Cut out the cards and give them to your students, they must lo ...
50 Views 46,935 Elem
What if...? Boardgame

What if...? Boardgame

This boardgame provides lots of speaking practice for second conditional. Students advance on the board, when they land on a square they must say what they'd do in different situations. Recommende ...
19 Views 17,214 Pre-IntInt
Weather Worksheet: Billy, Maria and the Thunderstorm

Weather Worksheet: Billy, Maria and the Thunderstorm

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy, Maria and the Thunderstorm', was kindly presented by National Weather Service and can also be downloaded from their website. This is a 13-page doc ...
7 Views 24,666 Pre-IntInt
Peter's Family

Peter's Family

It is my new powerpoint for our students. They will need to make sentences about the members of the family using possessive 's and possessive adjectives. They will need to complete the sentences w ...
48 Views 35,189 Elem
Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Visit the National Weather Service

Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Visit the National Weather Service

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Visit the National Weather Service', was originally presented by National Weather Service and is also available as a download at their we ...
6 Views 14,653 Pre-IntInt
It's Showtime Wordsearch

It's Showtime Wordsearch

Show categories & vocabulary wordsearch List of words used in this word search: PERFORMANCE, DRAMA, ORCHESTRA, PARADE, FIREWORKS, SCENERY, AUDIENCE, COSTUMES, PANTOMIME, MUSICAL, LIGHTSHOW, T ...
4 Views 9,062 Pre-IntInt
Cat in Wheelie Bin: Prepositions and Relative Clauses

Cat in Wheelie Bin: Prepositions and Relative Clauses

This sheet has two newspaper articles that I have left gaps in. Before I give the sheets to the students, I either show them a video of the incident and pause it before the woman puts the cat in t ...
6 Views 9,289 IntAdvExam
Body Idioms

Body Idioms

This worksheet will help your students revise body idioms. You can use this worksheet for intermediate or upper-intermediate students. Only up-to-date idioms included. Contains two exercises witho ...
17 Views 20,929 IntAdv
ESL Fruit Vocabulary

ESL Fruit Vocabulary

This 7 page handout and worksheet provides written and online practice with English fruit vocabulary words. The written practice includes: identify the picture, hangman, crossword, double puzzle ...
10 Views 9,450 Elem
Can / Can't Boardgame

Can / Can't Boardgame

This is a board game to encourage conversation and to practise asking and answering the questions using "can" and talking about one's ability. A fun way to teach modal verbs to lower-level students!
37 Views 78,659 Elem

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