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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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Crime & Criminals Word Search

Crime & Criminals Word Search

The wordsearch is based on the names of criminals. It can be used as a recycling activity for the students. List of words used in this word search: PICKPOCKET, OFFENDER, KIDNAP, SHOPLIFTING, PICK ...
2 Views 55,074 Int
Fruit Flashcards

Fruit Flashcards

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. ...
25 Views 21,189 BegElem
Jobs and Occupations - Decoding Activity

Jobs and Occupations - Decoding Activity

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 ...
24 Views 27,845 Pre-IntInt
Mobile Telephones Word Search

Mobile Telephones Word Search

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, ...
4 Views 17,473 ElemPre-IntInt
Classroom Supplies PowerPoint Game

Classroom Supplies PowerPoint Game

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 ...
13 Views 15,265 ElemPre-Int
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Aches and Pains Worksheet

Aches and Pains Worksheet

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 ...
20 Views 28,913 ElemPre-IntInt
Our Solar System

Our Solar System

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 ...
11 Views 18,689 Elem
Song Word Search: I Love The Way You Lie by Eminem & Rihanna

Song Word Search: I Love The Way You Lie by Eminem & Rihanna

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 ...
9 Views 15,253 Int
Phrasal Verbs Word Search

Phrasal Verbs Word Search

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 ...
2 Views 16,394 AdvExam
Building, Construction, Housing Jobs Wordsearch

Building, Construction, Housing Jobs Wordsearch

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 ...
4 Views 11,255 Pre-IntInt
Describing People Word Search Puzzle

Describing People Word Search Puzzle

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 ...
6 Views 16,786 Pre-Int
Describing People Wordsearch

Describing People Wordsearch

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 ...
5 Views 11,791 Elem
Animals Basic Word Search

Animals Basic Word Search

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 ...
2 Views 10,023 Elem
Weather and Seasons Word Search

Weather and Seasons Word Search

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 ...
13 Views 39,350 Elem
Movie Vocabulary Word Search

Movie Vocabulary Word Search

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 ...
3 Views 17,253 Elem
Space Word Search

Space Word Search

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 ...
5 Views 12,726 Pre-Int
Easter Worksheet

Easter Worksheet

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.
22 Views 23,364 Elem
Easter Mini Book

Easter Mini Book

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 ...
20 Views 27,652 BegElem
I Spent The Night In The...

I Spent The Night In The...

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 ...
10 Views 7,473 Pre-IntInt
British and the USA Anthem Lyrics [WITH SLOVAK TRANSLATION]

British and the USA Anthem Lyrics [WITH SLOVAK TRANSLATION]

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 ...
3 Views 8,794 Pre-IntInt
Compound Words Word Search

Compound Words Word Search

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, ...
1 Views 8,217 Elem
School Objects Word Search

School Objects Word Search

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 ...
7 Views 20,538 Beg
American Fast Food Lesson Plan

American Fast Food Lesson Plan

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 ...
13 Views 25,049 Pre-IntIntAdv
Fruits and Vegetables Word Search

Fruits and Vegetables Word Search

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 ...
5 Views 18,350 Elem
Disaster in Japan: Word Search

Disaster in Japan: Word Search

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 ...
3 Views 10,255 Int

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