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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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Earth Day Tile Puzzle

Earth Day Tile Puzzle

A short Earth Day puzzle expressing the importance of the Earth. Secret phrase that your learners will need to unscramble in this puzzle: The Earth is our only home. Created using Free Tile Puzz ...
10 Views 9,257 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Feelings Word Search Puzzle

Feelings Word Search Puzzle

This Intermediate word search contains 17 adjectives to describe feelings. Will work great as a homework assignment or as a revision activity. List of words used in this word search: WORRIED, PLE ...
5 Views 19,116 IntAdv
Mother Tile Puzzle

Mother Tile Puzzle

Here's a simple Mothers' Day Puzzle. It describes why a mother is special. Secret phrase that your learners will need to unscramble in this puzzle: My mother is so special because she always care ...
8 Views 12,509 ElemPre-IntInt
Present Simple and Family Through Reading

Present Simple and Family Through Reading

This a worksheet for practicing the Present Simple Tense and Family vocabulary through reading. It was specifically designed for beginners or pre-intermediate students, therefore all the exercises ...
15 Views 20,045 ElemPre-Int
Jobs and Occupations Board Game

Jobs and Occupations Board Game

This is a board game to review jobs and occupations vocabulary and workplaces. Every square provides a picture clue or an answer. Students must advance on the board with dice. When they land on ...
28 Views 57,185 ElemPre-Int
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Jobs PowerPoint Presentation

Jobs PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint presentation to learn and practice Vocabulary related to jobs and occupations, containing 22 jobs illustrated with excellent graphics and sounds. Students will also learn how to pronoun ...
37 Views 63,021 BegElem
My Easter Booklet

My Easter Booklet

I created this booklet for my young students. It is very helpful in teaching how to read, write and play. Children will enjoy browsing the pages of the booklet, seeing customs and traditions, find ...
19 Views 15,338 ElemPre-Int
Pre-Intermediate Easter Worksheet

Pre-Intermediate Easter Worksheet

It´s a nice Easter worksheet with pictures and keys. Ss have to match the pictures and fill in the missisng words. It will help to improve their reading and writing skills. The wo ...
18 Views 17,321 Pre-Int
Hot Cross Buns: Easter Presentation

Hot Cross Buns: Easter Presentation

Students have the opportunity to learn something about the English tradition regarding Easter and compare it with their own tradition. This presentation was made for Serbian students but you can a ...
19 Views 13,067 Pre-IntInt
Idiomatic Expressions [FOR PORTUGUESE LEARNERS]

Idiomatic Expressions [FOR PORTUGUESE LEARNERS]

It is an example of 3 Idiomatic expressions and an exercise. In this exercise you will be asked to tell which English expression can be used to replace each Portuguese one. The answers are also th ...
3 Views 9,470 IntAdvExam
Chores and Errands Worksheet

Chores and Errands Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on verbs used for chores and errands. The first page lists some suggestions for use. There are six unlabeled pages of pictures, one for each of these categories: cleaning, d ...
16 Views 15,102 BegElem
Easter WordSearch Puzzle

Easter WordSearch Puzzle

An easy word search for your young learners. It contains 20 Easter-related words that they will need to find. List of words used in this word search: COLOUR, GIFT, GREEN, BUNNY, GRASS, SPRING, TU ...
12 Views 23,933 Beg
Tools and Materials Word Search

Tools and Materials Word Search

In this elementary word search your learners will need to find words related to tools and materials. List of words used in this word search: CEMENT, HAMMER, SAW, NAIL, SPANNER, HACKSAW, TAPE, SHO ...
2 Views 10,976 Elem
Alexander Graham Bell Word Puzzle

Alexander Graham Bell Word Puzzle

This is a word search puzzle related to Graham Bell and telephone. Hope you find it useful for a lesson about telephones. Give it to your students as homework and then ask them to research how eac ...
3 Views 13,872 Pre-IntIntAdv
Animals Activities [UPDATED]

Animals Activities [UPDATED]

A lovely text for reading with tasks, a poem and some riddles about animals + nice pictures! Your tasks are: to correct the sentences, to choose the best title. On this printable you'll find ...
12 Views 7,666 BegElem
White House Easter Egg Roll: Coloring and Activity Book

White House Easter Egg Roll: Coloring and Activity Book

Here's a nice 10-page coloring and activity book titled 'White House Easter Egg Roll' that contains several Easter coloring pages, math sheets for kids, an Easter wordpuzzle and a few other activi ...
22 Views 15,557 BegElem
Step Lightly: Earth Day Outdoor Rules

Step Lightly: Earth Day Outdoor Rules

Take only photographs and leave only footprints.  This is a collection of Earth Day Outdoor rules (first appeared in the McClatchy Tribune newspaper) that provides tons of tips on how to 'st ...
12 Views 9,697 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Animals / Comparatives

Animals / Comparatives

Hello colleagues all over the world, This worksheet is an animals comparative worksheet that focuses on some animals and comparing them using one-syllable adjectives for young learners to practise ...
14 Views 15,884 BegElem
Present Continuous and Hobbies PowerPoint Presentation

Present Continuous and Hobbies PowerPoint Presentation

This is a PowerPoint presentation (game) to practice the Present Simple tense and Vocabulary related with Hobbies. Students listen and read the question look at the picture and choose the correct ...
24 Views 30,131 ElemPre-Int
Countries Word Search

Countries Word Search

Here's an elementary level word search where your students will need to find the name of certain countries. List of words used in this word search: EGYPT, GERMANY, INDIA, ITALY, HOLLAND, CHINA, F ...
2 Views 10,723 Elem
School Supplies PowerPoint Presentation

School Supplies PowerPoint Presentation

This is a PowerPoint presentation on School supplies including picture and sound for each word. There's also a game included where students have to click on the correct option according to the pi ...
16 Views 41,220 ElemPre-Int
Classroom Supplies Flashcards

Classroom Supplies Flashcards

A set of 28 cards / flashcards for presenting school supplies. They can be used in several ways: - memory games - teaching new words with visual support. - group work - conversation cards, etc.
27 Views 26,816 ElemPre-Int
Let's Introduce Ourselves: Introduction Cards

Let's Introduce Ourselves: Introduction Cards

There are different cards with basic information. Each student has a card and with this card the student has a new identity. Students work in pairs to get to know each other by asking basic questi ...
27 Views 56,745 BegElemPre-Int
Environment Tile Puzzle

Environment Tile Puzzle

This tile puzzle contains a famous quotation by Thomas Fuller related to environmental issues. I suggest you use this puzzle with intermediate level learners or above. Secret phrase that your lea ...
7 Views 11,108 IntAdv
Study Guide: A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury

Study Guide: A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury

This worksheet guides students through a complete analysis of the short story by Ray Bradbury. The focus is on comprehension of the plot as well as on vocabulary and character analysis. It also tr ...
9 Views 17,930 Adv

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