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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It's a wonderful "before watching" activity! Students are always really interested in videos, and "Wallace and Gromit" cartoon series is very useful for the language practice. There are two tasks ...
Here's a set of 27 cards/ flashcards on phrasal verbs with on and for. Suitable for vocabulary building and discussion practice! Challenge your students to build / say one sentence for each car ...
This worksheet is a great filler lesson, helping your students build their knowledge of phrasal verbs. Includes a study sheet with 15 the most common phrasal verbs with “on”: bring on, ...
With this PowerPoint Presentation your students will have the opportunity to practice family members vocabulary. Included is a small lesson with sound to learn the vocabulary, followed by a game i ...
EFL Young Learners Beginners Can be used as a warmer / extra activity. Children need to be taught house and furniture vocabulary beforehand. Play lots of driiling games like kim's game, pe ...
After reading the movie's plot, you will watch the first 40 mins of the movie and then:
1) Match the characters' names to the animal
2) Match the names with a picture of them,
3) Answer 15 ques ...
Basic worksheet related to Nature vocabulary, containing a picture dictionary which illustrates the following 16 new words: mountain, sand dune, lake, dune, beach, river, field, sea, etc - followe ...
This is a set of flash cards for teaching the most common illnesses and symptoms. Use them according to the your students' level, as conversation cards on the topic 'health', or just to check if t ...
This is a simple word search puzzle that contains 10 various materials. List of words used in this word search: PLASTIC, COTTON, CARDBOARD, STEEL, LEATHER, WOOL, GOLD, SILK, ALUMINIUM, WOOD Crea ...
It's my new powerpoint for your students. It's a speaking activity using ppt and whiteboard. Students will need to ask each other using Present Simple affirmative and negative. They will need to c ...
Do your students need some additional word formation practice? This worksheet could be just what they need . They have to complete the texts with the correct derivatives and compound words. There ...
Worksheet to practice the parts of the computer and the function or definition of each part. Suitable for intermediate-level students who have to find the words in the puzzle, match them with the ...
This worksheet is great for learning and practicing the Verb To Be, Indefinite Pronouns and Jobs Vocabulary. There are lots of different activities, including matching activities, asking questions ...
This power point is divided in two parts: a set of sports flashcards (f/c) and an exercise. Use the set of f/c to introduce or revise vocabulary. Then check students' knowledge with a simple word ...
It is my new ppt for my beginners. At the end of the school year they need to revise basic questions and answers they have learnt. They will play a game where one of the students is the interviewe ...
This worksheet should keep your students busy. There are sixteen new words related to feelings and emotions vocabulary for your students to find in the word search puzzle. It's a great way to fill ...
This worksheet is great for helping low-level students remember Farm Animals vocabulary. Contains a picture dictionary, which can also be used as a classroom poster or activity card) and a word s ...
This is the second part of my London quiz. Students will have to write the names of the places of interest in London in the boxes and then put the correct letters from the boxes in the boxes at th ...
This is a simple picture and names matching activity. Students have to fill in the blanks under pictures of London's famous sights. You can use it as as a quiz to test your students' knowledge of ...
This song is an excellent material for practising participles (present and past). Students have to fill in the gaps as they listen to it. It can be extended - you can ask your students to say how ...
It is a useful speaking activity for your students using Ppt. Your students will need to work in pairs describing children's clothes. They will need to ask each other questions using Present Conti ...
It is a speaking and writing activity using PPt. Students can work in pairs completing the questions and answers. (How much is this / How much are these...? It's.../They're...). They can write the ...
This is an end of year seek and find for low level readers. It uses sight words of activities they might do at home or on vacation. List of words used in this word search: CAMP, READ, BIKE, WALK ...
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