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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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Welcome English: School Objects Activity

Welcome English: School Objects Activity

You can revise school objects with this activity where your students first read the word that is formed by school objects, then they can name the objects that it's made of, then write the names of ...
11 Views 28,566 BegElem
What Are They Wearing? PowerPoint Game

What Are They Wearing? PowerPoint Game

Make your students learn the usual vocabulary related to clothes in an amusing way. This presentation includes a lesson and a game. First students click on the pictures to read the words. Then t ...
23 Views 38,576 ElemPre-Int
Time: Mini Book

Time: Mini Book

Here's is another mini book. This time the topic is “ Time”, following the same layout of the previous ones, it was designed for elementary students in order to teach them new vocabul ...
24 Views 17,123 BegElem
Clothes, Footwear and Accessories: Flash-Cards

Clothes, Footwear and Accessories: Flash-Cards

A set of 40 flash cards on clothes, footwear and accessories. Depending on your students' level they can be used in several ways such as memory games, conversation cards, oral test, group work, c ...
35 Views 36,590 BegElemPre-Int
There Are Monkeys in the Bedroom

There Are Monkeys in the Bedroom

A worksheet dealing with bedroom and furniture vocabulary and some grammar topics such as prepositions of place (on, under, in, next to and in front of), there + To Be, etc. Especially designed ...
19 Views 17,138 ElemPre-Int
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Sports Vocabulary Word Search

Sports Vocabulary Word Search

The aim of this exercise is to help young learners revise sports words if they have recently been taught these words. I will use this sports vocabulary word search puzzle as a warmer to prepare th ...
3 Views 11,944 Elem
Television Word Search

Television Word Search

The world of television. Making the programmes, types of programmes and celebrities. List of words used in this word search: CREW, PRODUCTION, GRIP, CAMERAMAN, ACTORS, SERIES, SOUND, ELECTRICIAN ...
3 Views 10,440 Adv
2011 World Water Day: Facts & Figures

2011 World Water Day: Facts & Figures

The task: Match nine figures to establish nine facts related to water and urbanization issues. Skills required: Reading + Thinking Vocabulary: related to environment, particularly urbanisation ch ...
11 Views 13,520 Pre-IntIntAdv
Family Relations Word Search

Family Relations Word Search

This is a very simple word search with family relations words. Will work great with a group of Complete beginners - no matter adults, teenagers or kids. List of words used in this word search: GR ...
3 Views 27,924 Beg
My House Word Search

My House Word Search

Your students will learn the rooms in the house with this simple complete beginner level word search puzzle. List of words used in this word search: DININGROOM, GARDEN, KITCHEN, LIBRARY, GARAGE, ...
5 Views 13,880 Beg
Feelings and Emotions: Beginner Word Search

Feelings and Emotions: Beginner Word Search

Find words that express feelings and emotions. Try to be as fast as you can! List of words used in this word search: COLD, HAPPY, TIRED, ANGRY, HOT, WORRIED, THIRSTY, MAD, HUNGRY, SAD, BORED Cre ...
3 Views 28,325 Beg
Spring Worksheet

Spring Worksheet

I couldn't resist the temptation to celebrate Spring with a new colourful worksheet. Here's a very simple though lovely matching activity for elementary students to learn the most common words r ...
23 Views 27,140 ElemPre-Int
The Weather Mini-Book

The Weather Mini-Book

Here´s another mini book of my series. Eight pages of vocabulary related to the topic "The weather", following the same layout of the previous ones, it was designed for elementary students ...
23 Views 26,208 BegElemPre-Int
Who Was St. Patrick? Video Listening Activity [WITH VIDEO]

Who Was St. Patrick? Video Listening Activity [WITH VIDEO]

It's an interview about the history of St. Patrick's Day and St. Patrick himself. The worksheet contains a list of comprehension questions for the video. You students are supposed to listen and th ...
20 Views 30,263 AdvExam
Volunteers Elementary Word Search

Volunteers Elementary Word Search

The necessary vocabulary to talk about voluntary work and charity. Should be particularly helpful when teaching a lesson on one of these topics. Hope you find it useful! List of words used in thi ...
4 Views 13,633 Elem
Natural Disasters Word Search

Natural Disasters Word Search

This word search will help revise the vocabulary related to natural phenomena/ disasters and will work well to recycle or revise the vocabulary of a unit which taps on this topic. List of words u ...
6 Views 26,076 IntAdv
Nationalities Word Search

Nationalities Word Search

This is a NATIONALITIES wordsearch. Very useful to work with nationalities and to give to those students who finish first. List of words used in this word search: GERMAN, CHINESE, BRAZILIAN, FREN ...
3 Views 15,352 ElemPre-Int
Ice Age Worksheet

Ice Age Worksheet

Ice age - an activity for kids/teenagers. They answer questions about the cartoon, fill in the blanks and have fun. It's also used for convesation. The students match the pictures to the words too ...
13 Views 17,813 BegElem
Chess Word Search

Chess Word Search

Here's a simple 7-word Chess word search puzzle for your Elementary Level learners. Hope you like it! List of words used in this word search: DEFENCE, BISHOP, ATTACK, QUEEN, ROOK, PAWN, CHESS Cr ...
2 Views 7,434 Beg
Communication Word Search

Communication Word Search

This word search contains words connected to the area of communications. It can be useful for teenagers. Then they can make sentences true about them using these words. List of words used in this ...
5 Views 17,906 Int
Sports Intermediate Word Search

Sports Intermediate Word Search

This Intermediate word puzzle will help my learners to remember the word on the topic. It will help them to remember their spelling as well. Finally, it will help me as a teacher to make an intere ...
4 Views 7,523 Int
The Environment Word Search

The Environment Word Search

Review the environment vocabulary with this Pre-Intermediate level word search activity. Hope you enjoy it! List of words used in this word search: HARM, WASTE, RECYCLE, DROP, POUR, POLLUTION, RU ...
3 Views 20,398 Pre-Int
In The City: Elementary Word Search

In The City: Elementary Word Search

This is a quick and easy word search for primary school children, to have fun and help memorize the vocabulary learnt of places to visit in the city...hope this can be of help! List of words used ...
5 Views 14,426 Elem
Feelings and Emotions Word Search

Feelings and Emotions Word Search

This word search puzzle contains 16 feelen and emotion verbs that your Elementary or Pre-Intermediate level learners will need to find in the grid.  List of words used in this word search: EN ...
2 Views 15,864 ElemPre-Int
Christmas Activities

Christmas Activities

Fun activities that can be used when the Christmas holidays are approaching. The worksheet is suitable for both elementary and high school students and with a bit of imagination with adult classes ...
7 Views 8,386 Pre-Int

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