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 an elementary level wordsearch puzzle including different food items, that could be later used to practice countables & uncountables. List of words used in this word search: HAM, CHEE ...
Students practise the vocabulary they have previously studied, and learn some new words on the “Weather” topic. List of words used in this word search: FOGGY, SNOWY, WIND, CLEAR, WEAT ...
This is a basic Mother's Day word search about mothers - great for your Mother's Day lesson! List of words used in this word search: GRANDMOTHER, CUDDLY, LOVE, GODDESS, HELP, FLOWERS, LOVELY, WON ...
Suitable for adults, this warm-up worksheet is an eleven word crossword puzzle for ESL beginners. Three illustrations help explain vocabulary and the questions are designed to open conversations a ...
This is a worksheet for practising air travel vocabulary. It is a matching exercise - students should make 12 dominoes out of 24 cards. Their task is to match two cards in order to form air trave ...
This wordsearch is a good lead-in for a lesson on travelling by plane. It can also be used for revising air travel vocabulary. Unfortunately, two-word phrases cannot be used. You can introduce/rev ...
This double puzzle worksheet contains vocabulary to describe dangers of junk food for intermediate students. Have fun! Original words: saturated, lifestyle, disease, nutrients, gain, calory, cons ...
Students practise the vocabulary they learnt and learn some new words on “The Weather” vocabulary. Including 4 different tasks: answer the questions, writing, drawing and pair work.
This is a crossword to provide practice on prepositions of movement. It also includes pictures, so the student can be guided by them. Recommended for elementary students (age 6-8).
The worksheet contains vocabulary connected with Easter. It includes some words concerning religious aspect of this holiday. It may be helpful while talking about and comparing Easter in different ...
This is set of cards to get your students talking about the ENVIRONMENT. Each card contains a word and its definition; they are also illustrated with pictures.
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This 3-page May project was kindly provided by Evan-Moor Corp and is also available from their website. It contains detailed lesson instructions and a template for cutting out and making a Mexical ...
This worksheet contains a detailed desctiption of 2 Cinco De Mayo crafts that your learners will love: Fireworks Display and Paper Lace. Both activities come with teacher's notes. Also, some gener ...
This is a pictionary on classroom materials. It can be used as a poster in the classroom. Another activity is that the teacher can delete the names of objects and ask the students to write the nam ...
This word search contains 20 names of the members of family and relations between them - hope you find it useful. List of words used in this word search: MOM, SON, UNCLE, FATHER, AUNT, BROTHER, D ...
This word search contains a list of 'hidden' -ED adjectives for elementary students. List of words used in this word search: BORED, DEPRESSED, FRUSTRATED, SHOCKED, FRIGHTENED, INTERESTED, EXCITED ...
The worksheet was created in 2010 during the work of my "Teaching English through Songs" Club. This a listening comrehension activity, where students are to fill in the gaps. This can be done in ...
It's a worksheet for kids in which they have to match the parts of the body to the correct word. It's very useful for kids with an elementary level of English, the vocabulary is head, shoulders kn ...
Here's a worksheet about various means of transportation. It can be used to speak about different ways of getting around in town. First students look at the pictures and answer the question: How ...
Students have fun and learn at the same time with this Colours wheel. Cut out the circles, use paper fasteners to put two parts together. You can laminate it and use for long time. Recommended f ...
An easy to follow handout for students to practice Asking For Directions, Giving Directions, and Places vocabulary. EXERCISES INCLUDED: a) Asking about facilities: Is there a post-office near h ...
This word search puzzle contains 17 vocabulary words associated with smoking. List of words used in this word search: ASHTRAY, ADDICTION, NON-SMOKER, TAR, ANTI, WARNING, VENDINGMACHINE, DES ...
A simple text i've made for one of my junior students. We were making a workbook built around a knight story, so the main character was Sir Arthur. This text describes his daily activities. Also c ...
Yet another small easy text for reading. Some basic information about summer and the most popular summer activities. Also includes some description of Russian weather and nature that can be easill ...
This Elementary word search puzzle will help young minds to know more about plants. List of words used in this word search: FLOWER, STEM, ROOT, CARBONDIOXIDE, SUNLIGHT, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, LEAVES, STO ...
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