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.
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This wordsearch will be used for students to look for the prefixes/ suffixes in each word. Later they will be asked to write sentences using those words. List of words used in this word search: L ...
The search of words on the topic FOOD. Maybe be used for the first-year students. List of words used in this word search: EGGPLANT, PARSLEY, BLUEBERRIES, LAMB, SAUCE-PAN, STRAWBERRY, DESSERT, CUR ...
St Patrick wordsearch for pre-intermediate with keywords and vocabulary linked to the celebration of St Patrick. List of words used in this word search: FAIRY, POTOFGOLD, GREEN, SAINTPATRICK, IRE ...
This worksheet contain some weather vocabulary (what the weather can be) and it should come in handy when teaching or revising this topic. List of words used in this word search: MISTY, SNOWY, WI ...
This word search helps to revise the vocabulary connected to the topics "The place we live in" and " House/Flats". After completing the task students can use these words to write a description of ...
All the words are related to quality of life in big cities. I used a mixture of vocabulary from students' textbook and new words related to the topic. This type of activity is very appreciated by ...
This wordsearch contains a lot of Relatives vocabulary and should be very useful if you are teaching or revising the Family/Friends/Relatives topic.
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Use this elementary word search to get your students familiar with the difference between countries and nationalities. Hope you find this helpful! List of words used in this word search: ARGENTIN ...
Words to describe personality types; vocabulary extension. List of words used in this word search: EASYGOING, CHEERFUL, MOODY, FRIENDLY, SINCERE, CRITICAL, ASSERTIVE, AGGRESSIVE, DEPENDABLE, HARD ...
A Word search puzzle to check or revise movie/cinema vocabulary. With a special highlight to OSCAR Academy Awards. List of words used in this word search: STATUETTE, NOMINATION, ACADEMY, STAR, AC ...
This word search contains simple and easy words related to computers and the Internet, that your learners should know. They probably already know many of these :) Hope you find it useful!
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This word search was made to revise words concerning transport. It should be used after studying new English File Intermediate Unit 2C and materials from the book Check Your Vocabulary for IELTS. ...
Word search on Crime and Punishment! Find criminals hiding in the grids :-) List of words used in this word search: ROBBER, SMUGGLER, THIEF, ASSASSIN, DESERTER, MURDERER, FORGERER, ARSONIST, KILL ...
This is a beginner level wordsearch to teach or review the plural forms of most common fruit and vegetables. Hope you find it useful!
List of words used in this word search: BANANAS, CARROTS, PO ...
Here's a wordsearch to practice/revise all kinds of sports: individual, team and extreme sports. List of words used in this word search: PARACHUTING, KARATE, GYMNASTICS, SURFING, FENCING, TENNIS, ...
This word search features Canadian Wildlife. It can be used for building vocabulary. It could also be used for a unit focused on North America. List of words used in this word search: RABBIT, SQU ...
This word search can be used as a 'relaxation' activity. Children adore such kind of work while some adults may find it boring or just waste of time. Firstly, we must try one word search on the to ...
It's a speaking activity to talk about kinds of movies/books. Ask people what kind of movies or books they like best. Write each person’s name in the box next to the kind they like. If ...
Use of words to talk about extreme sports. List of words used in this word search: ROCKCLIMBING, SNOWBOARDING, FORMULA1, KICK-BOXING, BUNGEEJUMPING, RAFTING, PARAGLIDING, POTHOLING Created using ...
It is both an entertaining and educational way for children to learn clothes vocabulary (elementary to pre-intermediate level). List of words used in this word search: SCARF, DUNGAREES, BOWTIE, T ...
THis is a pre-intermediate level wordsearch based on vocabulary about education. List of words used in this word search: DEADLINE, DEGREE, NURSERY, TUTOR, MARK, SCHOOL, SECONDARY, ENROL, PRIMARY, ...
YLE wordsearch for Transport words, 8 words in total. List of words used in this word search: MOTORBIKE, FERRY, PLANE, HELICOPTER, BUS, TRAM, TRAIN, TAXI Created using BusyTeacher Wordsearch Creator
Here's a 15-word St. Patrick's Day wordsearch puzzle - a great way to either prepare your learners for your St. Paddy's lesson (in this case you can give it as homework a few days before), or as a ...
This is a picture crossword that checks the main vocabulary related to school supplies. Students look at the pictures and complete the crossword with the name of the items.
Simple but useful worksheet about St Patrick's Day. It has a picture dictionary to help students memorize the words and a matching activity to reinforce the holiday vocabulary.
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