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 worksheet to learn and to practice vocabulary related to the bathroom. The new vocabulary is presented by a picture dictionary followed by a decoding activity. This worksheet is recomme ...
Worksheet on verb “ Have Got”, clothes and colours vocabulary, including reading comprehension, writing and several grammar exercises. It can be used as a test for elementary students.
Essential vocabulary for describing films, suitable for intermediate level students. List of words used in this word search: LOCATION, SOUNDTRACK, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, STAR, CAST, STUDIO, PERFORMA ...
This puzzle can be used while working on Great Britain vocabulary. It is an easy and funny way to remember and revise key words characterising this country. Daily life, stereotypes and even some h ...
It is a a worksheet to consolidate vocabulary about furniture in a house. It 's been designed for beginner students. It includes two pictures to label the words. Specially designed for very young ...
Worksheet on vocabulary related to camping, includes a dictionary with 16 items illustrated with lovely pictures such as cooler, tent, compass, sun cream, sleeping bag, rope, bike, insect repelle ...
This PowerPoint presentation contains some essential tips to write a short story, by explaining the main information we have to use for example: dates, places, title, etc. It can be used with begi ...
This is for conversation practice. The students have to vote for the next leader of the world from a selection of character proiles. They do not know that they are real people until the end, when ...
It is a speaking activity using PPt. Students work in pairs and practise Wh- questions and answers using Present Simple. One of the students who is sitting with his/her back to the board has to an ...
A fill in your family tree basic worksheet including names of relatives, a good starter with visuals to start at the beginning do a hands up. Who knows their grandparents (for example grandma's ma ...
This is a classroom poster about different feelings/emotions which can also be used as a picture dictionary, study sheet or an activity card. Contains the most common emotions / feelings illustrat ...
I used Einstein's famous Enigma as a base for exchanging information and presenting ideas or 'brainwaves' in small groups. The discussion must be entirely in English. It's great when the students ...
Intermediate exercise to revise parts of the body List of words used in this word search: TEETH, HAND, FOREHEAD, FRINGE, FOOT, ARMPIT, THUMB, BACK, TOES, EYEBROWS, NAVEL, FINGERS, HEAD, BELLY, EY ...
It's a vocabulary activity which aims to consolidate and develop Ss' vocabulary focusing on topics such as clothes, materials, food, health problems and treatment, the parts of the body and every ...
A reading comprehension worksheet based on a text about Jamie Oliver, the famous cook who is campaigning to improve pupils's eating habits and school dinners (for French pupils). Right - wrong act ...
A simple game of taboo. An even number of players from four to ten sit alternating around in a circle. Players take turns as the "giver," who attempts to prompt his or her teammates to guess as m ...
A listening and speaking activity using movie synopses to practice conversation, vocabulary and pronunciation. It can be used for upper intermediate students and can be edited to go with beginner ...
This puzzle helps students revise the vocabulary about types of holiday and places to stay. Then they can talk about their favourite holidays and/or what kind of holiday they would like to go on. ...
A worksheet to consolidate body vocabulary for elementary students. Includes a picture dictionary with 16 illustrated words followed by a word search puzzle. Specially designed for very young lea ...
A set of flashcards on the days of the week, months and seasons. To be used according to age and level of your students as memory games, conversation cards, etc. Contains colourful images to enco ...
This a crossword puzzle to consolidate jobs and occupations vocabulary for intermediate or upper intermediate students. In the proposed task students find 15 sentences given as a clue, which t ...
I used this worksheet as part of a lesson about idioms. I started off by explaining what idioms are and showing the students various examples. Next, I used a dialogue exercise so the students coul ...
It is a basic but fun activity to go over some of the different body parts, different clothes and different colours. It includes a black and white drawing of the Simpson family where students are ...
Elementary level word search for students learning character description. Suitable for revision or reinforcement. Could be used as a warm up activity too. List of words used in this word search: ...
A very simple and enjoyable exercise on Fruit vocabulary for elementary students.Including a picture dictionary presenting 16 new words illustrated with pictures and crossword puzzle. The pictur ...
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