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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A set of 16 Colorful Flashcards that will help the students to learn some vocabulary such as banana, plum, melon, watermelon, pineapple, kiwi, coconut, grapes, tangerine, apricot, avocado, etc. ...
This is a decoding activity on jobs and occupations. The words have been written in code, students have to use the hints in the decoder at the top of the page to help break the code, and then t ...
This word search puzzle contains useful vocabulary used when talking about mobile telephones. Hope you find it useful. List of words used in this word search: MESSAGE, MOBILE, RING, MUSIC, GAMES, ...
Here is a PowerPoint presentation on Classroom supplies. Specially designed for elementary students, in order to teach them new vocabulary in a very simple and effective way. Since students have ...
It's basically pictures, drawings, of people with several kinds of aches and pains, such as headache, sore throat, bleeding. It can be used in many ways: oral evaluation, class presentation, writt ...
This word search helps to revise the names of the planets of the solar system. When the students have completed the task you may continue working with these words: discuss their position, shape an ...
Vocabulary of the song by Eminem and Rihanna " I love the way you lie" List of words used in this word search: HURT, BURN, INSANE, BREATHE, STRENGTH, STEEL-KNIFE, LIE, FUSSY, SCRATCH, BLINDED, DR ...
Phrasal Verb Wordsearch for high intermmediate or above. You may want to mention to your students before they start that there is no space between the parts of the phrasal verbs in the word search ...
Vocabulary for jobs in the housing industry for pre-intermediate and intermediate students. List of words used in this word search: BUILDER, ROOFER, ENGINEER, URBAN, FOREMAN, CONTRACTOR, DESIGNER ...
The word search 'Describing People' aims to help Pre-Intermediate students consolidate and memorize the topical vocabulary related to appearance and character description. List of words used in ...
It's a wordsearch paper for kids and adults who are on the elementary level. The list of words includes characteristics which we use while describing people's appearance. List of words used in th ...
This is a basic animals word search for elementary level English learners, I hope your kids enjoy it as well as mine do! List of words used in this word search: HORSE, PUPPY, ZEBRA, SNAKE, COW, I ...
Help children to learn weather words with this simple, yet effective word search puzzle. Happy teaching! List of words used in this word search: AUTUMN, WARM, WINTER, FOGGY, SUNNY, HOT, SUMMER, C ...
I've developed this word search because I am working with cinema and this is part of the project. It should work very well with Elementary level learners as a homework assignemnt before or after a ...
This word search puzzle will be useful for teaching or reviewing Space vocabulary with your Pre-Intermediate level students. Hope you find it useful! List of words used in this word search: PLANE ...
Easter is coming! Here's a simple but enjoyable task on Easter Vocabulary for young students. In this activity they have to complete the words with the missing letters.
Here's another mini book of my series. Eight pages of vocabulary related to the topic "Easter", following the same layout of the previous ones, it was designed for elementary students in order t ...
It's a vocabulary activity about places. The worksheet contains a game to do with the help of a dictionary. It is a coding activity. Students must decode the secter messages with the help of a su ...
Your learners can read the lyrics and compare two anthems. English anthem contains only 3 stanzas here and American anthem contains only one stanza in the worksheet. Texts are quite difficult ...
This is a wordseach for primary school. All the words are compound. List of words used in this word search: NEWSSTAND, TREEHOUSE, WATERMELON, LIVINGROOM, RAINCOAT, FOOTBALL, SUNFLOWER, PAPERBOX, ...
A very simple activity to practice new vocabulary. Ideal for young kids or for true begginers. List of words used in this word search: TABLE, RUBBER, CHAIR, WINDOW, BOOK, PENCILCASE, NOTEBOOK, PE ...
Some activities that can be used by different levels, that discuss the way American people like their food, vocabulary, etc. The teacher can complement the class with a cooking class, where the st ...
A little wordsearch game to learn fruits and vegetables better. List of words used in this word search: TOMATO, PEAR, PEPPER, CUCUMBER, APPLE, CABBAGE, ONION, ORANGE, BANANA Created using BusyTe ...
Japan has suffered a terrible disaster and we need some vocabulary to talk about it. Environmental damages should be taken into account to make students aware of the changes that our world is goi ...
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