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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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Christmas Puff Envelope Gift Box

Christmas Puff Envelope Gift Box

This has a potential of becoming the most loved Christmas project your learners have ever worked on! Print it, cut it, glue it and stuff it full o' goodies! This cool 2-page Christmas project wo ...
7 Views 8,628 BegElem
Common Tools PowerPoint

Common Tools PowerPoint

This PowerPoint shows 17 of the most common tools and tool-related items used in construction, repairs, maintenance, and hobbies. Each slide shows the tool alone first--the name of the item does ...
8 Views 9,920 BegElemPre-Int
Common Tools Pictionary (half page)

Common Tools Pictionary (half page)

This pictionary contains 40 tools and tool-related items. Approximately half the items plus the names of them are on page one and the rest on page two. Printed double-sided, this can be a good r ...
6 Views 9,815 BegElemPre-Int
Common Tools Pictionary (full page)

Common Tools Pictionary (full page)

This 2-page pictionary has pictures of 37 tools and tool-related items on the first page and all the names of them on the second page. Printed double-sided, students can use this as a study tool. ...
9 Views 11,092 BegElemPre-Int
Common Tools Worksheet

Common Tools Worksheet

This worksheet gives students practice with the names of various common tools, introduces the concept of some words being used as both nouns and verbs, and closes with a pair activity that require ...
10 Views 9,130 ElemPre-Int
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Musicians With Disabilities - Comprehension Worksheet

Musicians With Disabilities - Comprehension Worksheet

Text about musicians who managed to follow their careers and become well known in the world of music. They are the perfect example that people with any kind of disability can lead a normal daily l ...
7 Views 11,658 Pre-Int
A Big Pig

A Big Pig

This is a simple story for young learners with a lot of spelling practice and tracing of the letters. Your kids will practice visual discrimination and letter order in words. This spelling and re ...
36 Views 27,644 Beg
What Are These People Doing?

What Are These People Doing?

Easy exercise to practice the Present Continuous tense. In this task each student will be asked first to match the pictures with the words which describe the pictures. In the second part of the ex ...
14 Views 14,248 Elem
Christmas Find and Colour

Christmas Find and Colour

A teacher uses this worksheet in kids classes. The task is to find Christmas objects and to colour them. Then children have to name all objects by themselves after they have done colouring. You wi ...
9 Views 10,404 BegElem
Animals Domino Activity

Animals Domino Activity

Use this domino to teach or practise names of animals! Exercise for beginners / elementary level. Vocabulary: a pig, a horse, a dog, a lion, a cat, a bird, a giraffe, an elephant, a crocodile, a c ...
16 Views 15,324 BegElem
The Royal Family of Britain

The Royal Family of Britain

I use this worksheet with my students to speak about monarchy of Great Britain and to revise Word order rules. It helps to develop the skills of reading and discussing the functions of the soverei ...
19 Views 20,844 Pre-Int
Royal Family

Royal Family

This worksheet is aimed at practising Present Simple and family relations. The worksheet consists of a written text and 5 exercises to the text. This worksheet is aimed at children between 9 and 1 ...
11 Views 16,034 Elem
The Flower of Remebrance

The Flower of Remebrance

The Flower of Remebrance worksheet is based around 'Poppies' which apeared in Flander's Fields after the War. The worksheet includes the poem along with a question and answer sheet. Upper Primary ...
9 Views 7,999 Int
Tall or High: PowerPoint Presentation

Tall or High: PowerPoint Presentation

This PowerPoint explains the difference between the use of the words "high" and "tall", then provides some practice. It also mentions the colloquial use of the term "high" to mean "intoxicated". ...
13 Views 9,566 IntAdv
Tall or High: The Difference

Tall or High: The Difference

This worksheet explains the difference between the use of the words "high" and "tall" *, then provides some practice. It also mentions the colloquial use of the term "high" to mean "intoxicated". ...
14 Views 17,463 IntAdv
3 Great Hoops and Yoyo Christmas Coloring Pages

3 Great Hoops and Yoyo Christmas Coloring Pages

This is a perfect set of coloring pages for Christmas - it contains 3 high-quality Christmas sheets with Hallmark's famous characters: Hoops and Yoyo. We are sure your young learners will find the ...
5 Views 11,467 BegElem
New Year's Resolution Pledge

New Year's Resolution Pledge

Use this fun template to write a new year's Resolution Pledge with your class! Most of the information has already been filled in to make it easier for the learners. Also, the famous Hoops and Yoy ...
15 Views 16,309 ElemPre-Int
Button Up My Jacket: Numbers Activity

Button Up My Jacket: Numbers Activity

Teach numbers in a surprising way! How to play: 1. Reproduce the soldier button - counting card is provided for each child and the number cards on the inside back cover. 2. Color and laminate t ...
6 Views 9,980 BegElem
5 Most Amazing Christmas Stand-Up Cards

5 Most Amazing Christmas Stand-Up Cards

The instructions and Christmas patterns provided in this great worksheet will help your learners make the most beautiful Christmas stand-up cards with their own hands - amazing activity for a Chri ...
48 Views 65,067 BegElemPre-IntInt
Food Cards

Food Cards

This is a set of around 50 cards that can be used for any food-related board game or as small :) flashcards. Also, you can try using these food cards one of these ways: • Let students selec ...
19 Views 17,922 Beg
10 Tips: How to Be a Healthy Role Model for Children

10 Tips: How to Be a Healthy Role Model for Children

Though designed primarily for parents, this should also be useful for us, English teachers. This worksheet was kindly provided by MyPyramid.gov, US Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. You ...
7 Views 15,849 All
Hoops and Yoyo Printable Christmas Gift Tags

Hoops and Yoyo Printable Christmas Gift Tags

Use these gift tags to create an extra bit of holiday spirit in your Christmas class. Print and cut (or have your students do this) these holiday gift tags, then attach them to all of the awesome ...
7 Views 9,855 BegElemPre-Int
Days of Week Missing Letters Mini-Test

Days of Week Missing Letters Mini-Test

It helps you to check spelling of days of the week. This worksheet works great with beginner or elementary students. Just print it out and use! But make sure you explain to your students th ...
17 Views 28,246 BegElem
Thanksgiving Word Search

Thanksgiving Word Search

Usually teachers use this worksheet with kids. The task is to find all words in the wordsearch. A teacher can make it more creative by dividing the class into two or more groups. This will then be ...
8 Views 13,667 BegElem
Hoops and Yoyo Mini Holiday Handbag: Christmas Project

Hoops and Yoyo Mini Holiday Handbag: Christmas Project

Your young learners will be happy to be following this worksheet's instruction knowing that when finished they will get this amazing Hoops and Yoyo handbag - it can further be used as a gift bag o ...
5 Views 8,519 BegElemPre-IntInt

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