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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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Ball Game (Starter)

Ball Game (Starter)

This power-point presentation is appropriate for young learners. It's suitable for reviewing school objects, family, shapes and rooms. In this game you will play a song, ask students to pass the b ...
7 Views 31,680 Beg
Review ( Backpack 1; Unit 1-3)

Review ( Backpack 1; Unit 1-3)

This power-point presentation is appropriate for elementary students. This is helpful for reviewing numbers, school objects, family and body parts related vocabulary items. Hope you find it useful.
2 Views 19,441 Elem
House and Clothing Items

House and Clothing Items

This worksheet is really helpful for reviewing house and clothing items and shapes related vocabulary items. It's also appropriate for the present continuous practice. It's suitable for elementary ...
3 Views 23,473 Elem
Clothes Volcano Game

Clothes Volcano Game

This game is appropriate for young learners at elementary level. It's related to clothes vocabulary items. You have to divide the class into two groups. Each group should choose a letter, click o ...
4 Views 19,245 Elem
Family

Family

This power-point presentation is useful for teaching, practicing and reviewing family related vocabulary items. It's appropriate for elementary and young learners. Hope you find it useful in ...
5 Views 23,020 Elem
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Family Volcano Game

Family Volcano Game

This game is appropriate for young learners at elementary level. It's related to family vocabulary items. You have to divide the class into two groups. Each group should choose a letter, click on ...
2 Views 15,384 Elem
Backpack 1; School Objects

Backpack 1; School Objects

This worksheet is appropriate for young learners studying school objects. It will take 20 minutes.  Hope you find it useful for your classes.
1 Views 15,225 BegElem
Listening Test (Tactics for Listening Development, Unit 6-7)

Listening Test (Tactics for Listening Development, Unit 6-7)

This listening worksheet is appropriate for improving and testing students' listening skills. It's related to unit 6 (Gifts) and 7(Airport). It's suitable for intermediate English learners and upp ...
3 Views 13,015 IntAdvExam
Dictation Practice Sheet

Dictation Practice Sheet

This worksheet is useful for practicing some vocabulary items and alphabet letters A-K. Hope you find it useful in your classes. It's appropriate for early beginner students. 
5 Views 62,799 Beg
Branding and Brand Names

Branding and Brand Names

Marisa Stone
This power point is to practise speaking about advertising. Young learners and adults can do this activity. The idea is to get acquainted with this world, it is important to be critical and to hav ...
3 Views 31,005 Pre-IntIntAdv
Song Worksheet: Everything at Once by Lenka

Song Worksheet: Everything at Once by Lenka

Winnie Chen
This worksheet contains two parts. The first part is about the words of animals, in which students have to match the pictures of animals with the words provided. The second part is for listening p ...
4 Views 44,800 Elem
In the Community

In the Community

Helen Close
A map with shops,schools, etc. marked on. You can teach about the shops, school, services or directions. A list is provided with activities held at each venue. This is made up of Australian Englis ...
5 Views 27,481 BegElemPre-Int
Body Talk

Body Talk

I have designed this PDF to teach some body language phrases. It includes the picture, the name of the action and its meaning. Hope it helps.
9 Views 23,508 ElemPre-Int
Do, Does and Can

Do, Does and Can

I have designed this PDT to review the grammar of do/ does and can. Students are asked to write short answers to the questions. It includes two activities and it contains the names of African and ...
2 Views 20,907 Elem
Tropical Rainforests, Dictation

Tropical Rainforests, Dictation

This is a PDF for practicing dictation. After teaching the vocabulary items related to tropical rainforests, you can have your students write the names of the animals or plants to check their spel ...
2 Views 11,566 Elem
Tropical Rainforests, PPT

Tropical Rainforests, PPT

I have designed this PPT for teaching some vocabulary items related to tropical rainforests animals and plants including toucan, orchid, parrot, bamboo, piranha, etc. Hope it helps.
2 Views 10,297 Elem
News in Levels- Listening Activity

News in Levels- Listening Activity

ROGÉRIO DE SOUZA
This is a simple activity for pre-intermediate students to help them get some listening practice.  I suggest that this paper should be used as an extra activitiy fast finishers.
2 Views 10,964 Pre-Int
African Plains

African Plains

I have designed this PPT for teaching some vocabulary items related to African plains, including flamingo, acacia tree, rhino, hyena, etc. It follows with a sample of a conversation and you can as ...
1 Views 6,564 Elem
Helping the Environment

Helping the Environment

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary school children. Students are asked questions that are all about helping our environment. There are 10 questions for students to answer. E.g., wha ...
9 Views 33,134 Elem
Brainstorming Environmental Issues

Brainstorming Environmental Issues

Hoang
This is a great handout for the environment class which can be use for speaking or writing activities. Teachers can use it as a mind-map instruction for their own students, so that the students ca ...
5 Views 26,850 ElemPre-IntInt
African Plains- Game

African Plains- Game

I have designed this pdf to review some vocab items related to african plains such as a lion, hyena, flamingo, etc. Cut the cards and place them on the board. Divide the ss into two teams. Ss take ...
4 Views 8,916 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Modern Family; Spring Break

Movie Worksheet: Modern Family; Spring Break

Christine Loconti
This worksheet goes with the episode of the popular TV show Modern Family, "Spring Break." I used this to go along with a lesson about Easter holidays and spring break in other countries as a fun ...
3 Views 36,840 IntAdv
Kids Beginner Animals Memotest

Kids Beginner Animals Memotest

Martha
Printable cards to cut out and use with young kids to play memotest. It's a fun way to practise vocabulary. It includes the picture and the written word. These are the animals that appear in the ...
5 Views 15,611 BegElem
Find Someone Who....

Find Someone Who....

Delphine
I've designed this worksheet for a class activity which will enable teenage students to work out whether their classmates are adventurous...or not. Students go round the class asking a question st ...
6 Views 37,816 ElemPre-Int
40 Flashcard of Clothing

40 Flashcard of Clothing

Elena Kol
The worksheet contains 40 flashcards of clothes, shoes and accessories. You may print and use the cards to educate kids at ESL lessons or at home. The flashcards are colorful, made with http://fla ...
15 Views 82,696 BegElemPre-Int

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