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.
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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This is a Power Point presentation to introduce vocabulary at the early stages of teaching the topic “Family”. It is an easy and fun way for the elementary learners to get acquainted ...
This is a great activity to follow up on your fire safety lesson with kids and teenagers. It's a project where they'll be making their own firetruck: cut, fold, and tape inside! The second page of ...
Irregular Verbs Boardgame to consolidate the topic. Students advance on the board, when they land on a square they have to make a correct sentence according to the verb. Every verb provides a pic ...
Song worksheet with different pre-, while and post-listening exercises. First there's Pink's biography with an activity. Then there are listening activities, for example find the mistake, match th ...
Proverb Tile Puzzle: Men make houses, women make homes. Can be used as introduction to discussion about houses/flats, or differences between men and women. Level: Elementary and above. Secret phr ...
Here's a worksheet dedicated to beginners to get some telling time skills. Illustrated with colourful pictures and including three different and very simple tasks such as writing the time, drawin ...
Worksheet on verb have got, clothes, patterns, colors and order of adjectives. Including a study sheet and several exercises: 1. Write the short form of the verb have got 2. Complete these quest ...
This is a picture crossword with classroom action verbs in which students complete the crossword puzzle with the verbs, including all verbs needed for everyday classroom language: listen, read, ...
This is a worksheet adapted from a brochure of an offshore company. The text was only altered for the sake of the exercises, but it still is an authertic reading. There are two kinds of exercises: ...
A wordsearch that may be used when teaching the Straightforward Pre-Intermediate texbook. I use it to practice new vocabulary. Students search the signs. List of words used in this word search: V ...
In this short exercise students are able to practise some prepositions such as in, on, next to, beside, behind; there are also some vocabulary items connected to Easter. This exercise can be done ...
A one-page/30 words handout on clothing, accessories and jewellery. List of words used in the worksheet: shoes, boots, sneakers, socks, swimsuit, underwear, shorts, dress, skirt, pants, shirt, su ...
This is a Spelling Challenge activity on food vocabulary. For each picture a number of similar words is provided, but only one is spelled correctly and matches the picture. Students must circle t ...
This elementary food word search puzzle was created for kids as a time saver. It contains 28 food words. List of words used in this word search: BANANA, SAUSAGE, FRUIT, BREAD, DRINK, ONION, CAKE, ...
Elementary follow up activity on British Easter traditions. List of words used in this word search: DAFFODILS, CHOCOLATE, TULIPS, EGG, FLOWERS, SPRING, CARDS, EGG-HUNT, YELLOW, DECORATE, BASKET, ...
Here's a set of 56 cards / flashcards on Jobs and Occupations. They are easily adaptable to any level or age and they can be used as games, to increase conversation classes such as "What´s ...
A warming up activity to see how much our students know about the USA. It's an easy multiple choice quiz worksheet about the USA and its main national symbols. It can be used to teach the geograph ...
This handout is aimed at teaching grammar (mainly Definite and Indefinite Articles) and is good for practicing their usage. It is based on the song by Ace of Base All That She Wants. It might also ...
A wordsearch involving the keywords of the environment. It goes along nicely with Earth Day. It focuses on the three R's. List of words used in this word search: LIMIT, ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION, ...
This a worksheet to practice Food vocabulary, verb to like, some/any, and Indefinite pronouns containing 3 pages with 8 different tasks: Reading comprehension, answering questions, matching, com ...
jobs-word-jumbles1.pdf [804.28 Kb] (Count: 25326) This is a 2-page activity on jobs and occupations, containing 32 different jobs illustrated with excellent pictures. In the task the letters of the words are all mixed up. Stude ...
This is a list of basic pains and aches for ESL students. It provides more interesting practice about health topic. List of words used in this word search: FLU, TEMPERATURE, BROKENARM, EARACHE, ...
Here's a few speaking activities followed by listening activities on the theme of domestic violence and based on the song by Suzanne Vega, LUKA. They speak about posters, reconstitute the lyrics o ...
This word search can help to study the topic education in english speaking countries. Your pre-intermediate and intermediate learners will be looking for 14 education-related words. Hope you find ...
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