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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Adjectives for describing feelings. For pre-intermediate students. Original words: angry, bored, dissapointed, emberassed, excited, impatient, nervous, relaxed, scared, surprised, worried Final w ...
I've made this game board for the yougsters among us who are just starting to read. There are not only cvc words but all words have the short vowel sound. sts also have to ask or answer simple que ...
This s a simple and colourful worksheet to teach or revise body parts. Students have to match the word with the corresponding picture. It's recommended for young students (ages 6 - 8).
A worksheet to revise vocabulary related to sports presented by ANIMALS which will help young students to remember new words and spell them correctly, they have to write the missing letters and fi ...
This coloring page includes some simple animals. Children can colour them according to your directions or they can colour however they want. It's up to you. There are three different animals: duck ...
A quick review on vocabulary related to university life. Original words: course, textbook, curriculum, semester, student card, classroom, information, bachelor degree Final word or phrase: You lea ...
An activity specifically designed for beginners or very young students who love to use scissors and glue. It´s a picture dictionary including 16 different sports illustrated with funny pictu ...
This is a board game for practising positive, negative and question forms in the past tense. Students should say the Past Simple of the verb in the space in the affirmative, negative and interrog ...
This is a puzzle for sad people. There are 7 words in it that are all related to sadness. List of words used in this word search: LOSS, DISAPPOINTMENT, FRUSTRATION, DESPAIR, FRUSTRATION, DESPONDE ...
This double puzlle contains some words about green issues to make students think about environmental problems.The puzzle provides key vocabulary for warm-up activities or they can be used as a fil ...
This worksheet shows how jokes can be used in ELT. It encourages collaborative reading and writing, which can be followed by a speaking activity. Students work in two groups. Each group gets one j ...
A set of colorful sport flashcards for young students that can be used as a memory game (a.k.a. pelmanism) or for other purposes of ESL teaching. There are 44 different sports including Olympic S ...
It's a double puzzlel about TV programmes to revise the vocabulary the students should already know. Original words: weather, sports, animal, music, educational, talk show, quiz show, game show F ...
An elementary/pre-intermediate word search for revising and reinforcing tourism places vocabulary. List of words used in this word search: GIFT-SHOP, PALACE, LIBRARY, CASTLE, GARDENS, POST-OFFICE ...
nice activity to revise personality adjectives , with synonyms and opposites List of words used in this word search: OUTGOING, OBEDIENT, INCONSIDERATE, ILL-MANNERED, BIG-HEADED, THOUGHTLESS, CONS ...
This is a picture dictionary on Houses, Things Inside And Outside the House, Types of Buildings. It is specially designed for Elementary and Pre-Intermediate levels. Students look at the pictures ...
The “Famous Buildings. Strange Houses” Power Point presentation is designed for warming-up while teaching Houses, Homes, Buildings etc. It has 15 amazing pictures of the most extraordi ...
This is a game that I very often use while teaching vocabulary. I put pictures with the words or phrases I want my students to practice on their backs. They come to each other and ask various que ...
This is a wordsearch of some of the places you ight find in a shopping centre. For elementary to pre-intermediate, for vocabulary building. List of words used in this word search: SHOESHOP, TAKEA ...
This is a double puzzle that will help your learners revise the 'flat/apartment' words. Original words: living-room, balcony, attic, bathroom, bedroom Final word or phrase: kitchen Created using ...
This worksheet is based on the famous Christmas carol “Silent Night” that all students simply adore. All the adjectives are removed from the lyrics and students will have to put them i ...
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This is a worksheet dealing with the topic 'housework and chores at home' and it includes a matching activity with 18 household chores and pictures for elementary/intermediate students, and a wr ...
An editable Present Perfect board game, includes easy questions to make students talk about their experience... You can change the questions according to your students’ level. Recommended f ...
This word search puzzle contains vocabulary about aquatic animals - hope you find it helpful. List of words used in this word search: SAND, OCTOPUS, JELLYFISH,, WATER, SHARK, DOLPHIN, SHELL, SEAHO ...
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