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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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Where Can You Buy..?

Where Can You Buy..?

A simple WS for elementary students. Useful while learning the vocabulary related to shopping. It´s multiple choice practice - students have to find the shop where a certain product is sold. ...
27 Views 19,131 Elem
Countries Crossword

Countries Crossword

A simple WS - crossword to practise the names of the countries. My young students usually have some difficulties while guessing the names of the countries only by looking at the pictures of their ...
11 Views 12,227 Elem
Words Beginning With... and Ending With...

Words Beginning With... and Ending With...

Extracted from Merriam Webster's Dictionary (2000). This is a list of Words that begin with ANTI, AUTO, BI, DIS, EX, IM, IN, IR, MICRO, MIS, MONO, etc. There is also a list or words that ends ...
19 Views 27,036 AdvExam
Easy Reindeer: Christmas Project

Easy Reindeer: Christmas Project

Did you know that your students can create a reindeer right at your lesson? Well, now they can - with this simple worksheet kindly provided by Evan-Moor Corp they can do just that. Use the reindee ...
5 Views 14,602 BegElem
Autumn Bingo

Autumn Bingo

This game offers an exciting way to introduce students to the autumn season. Give each child a copy of this bingo worksheet or write the words on the board. Ask students to write any 24 words on t ...
5 Views 9,736 BegElem
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Another Hoops and Yoyo Christmas Garland - Super-Size!

Another Hoops and Yoyo Christmas Garland - Super-Size!

Make your classroom look great with this super-size Christmas Garland presented by Hallmark and featuring their cute characters - Hoops and Yoyo!  Each letter of the 'Merry Christmas' phrase ...
8 Views 8,531 All
Halloween Wordsearch Puzzle

Halloween Wordsearch Puzzle

This worksheet is useful for Halloween activities. Kids love wordsearch puzzles! So, what better way to learn while having fun? There are eleven words in this puzzle and they can be found in any o ...
9 Views 14,540 BegElemPre-Int
Hoops and Yoyo Christmas Garland

Hoops and Yoyo Christmas Garland

Decorate your classroom with this awesome Christmas garland - print out, cut out, tie together, hang! Kindly presented by Hallmark and can be also downloaded from their website. Guaranteed to set ...
8 Views 5,792 Beg
False Friends Game (for Spanish speakers)

False Friends Game (for Spanish speakers)

I got the format from this site, which said it was totally editable, so no accusations of plagiarism, please!? I've adapted it to different levels for my own use, but I think this particular versi ...
11 Views 32,579 Pre-IntIntAdv
Verbal and Adjective Collocations Activities Pack

Verbal and Adjective Collocations Activities Pack

This work has been done using CPE Use of English from Virginia Evans PLUS special lessons from Peter Watcyn Jones from various vocabulary books. Students who are willing to become profic ...
3 Views 8,837 AdvExam
Spelling -er/-est words PowerPoint

Spelling -er/-est words PowerPoint

This PPT clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -er and -est to adjectives and adverbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple ...
29 Views 26,399 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Spelling -er/-est words worksheet

Spelling -er/-est words worksheet

This worksheet clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -er and -est to adjectives and adverbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the s ...
27 Views 38,321 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Spelling -ing Words Worksheet

Spelling -ing Words Worksheet

This worksheet clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ing to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and exampl ...
19 Views 57,531 ElemPre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: How I Met Your Mother

Movie Worksheet: How I Met Your Mother

This is a worksheet about the popular TV series "How I Met Your Mother" - Season 2, episode 17. As the episode is full of flashback scenes, it's very useful for talking about past events. It encou ...
21 Views 49,927 ElemPre-Int
Spelling -ed Words PowerPoint

Spelling -ed Words PowerPoint

This PPT clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ed to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and examples make ...
20 Views 22,222 ElemPre-IntInt
Spelling -ed Words Worksheet

Spelling -ed Words Worksheet

This worksheet clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ed to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and example ...
19 Views 38,589 ElemPre-IntInt
Help This Letter Get To Santa: 2 Christmas Mazes

Help This Letter Get To Santa: 2 Christmas Mazes

Two more great Christmas activities kindly provided by CanadaPost! Help this letter get to Santa! Every year, millions of children write to Santa Claus. But someone accidentally dropped this lett ...
8 Views 15,105 BegElem
Strine: Australian Slang Worksheet

Strine: Australian Slang Worksheet

Australian slang - STRINE worksheet. It's a worksheet where children try to discover which English word means the same as the word that is used in Australian slang. Fun and easy. In addition you c ...
16 Views 28,617 Pre-Int
Oxford Coursebook Resources Collection

Oxford Coursebook Resources Collection

Very useful material extracted from free Oxford coursebook resources available on their website for free download. Includes vocabulary exercises with Adjectives, Adverbs, Common to Formal, Co ...
31 Views 20,453 IntAdvExam
2 Great Christmas Wordsearches

2 Great Christmas Wordsearches

These two nice and bright color wordsearches are Reindeer Names Wordsearch with all the names of Santa's reindeer hidden there, and Christmas Wordsearch - with 15 Christmas words hidden in the puz ...
16 Views 33,452 BegElem
2 Great Connect-The Dots Christmas Activities

2 Great Connect-The Dots Christmas Activities

Someone special is hiding on these pages - print them and have your kids connect the dots to discover who they are! These lovely worksheets are the treat from CanadaPost and can be also downloade ...
12 Views 10,257 BegElem
2 High-Quality Christmas Coloring Pages

2 High-Quality Christmas Coloring Pages

These two top-quality coloring pages will keep your kids occupied for hours! They will love coloring Santa, his reindeer, or the elf with presents.  These great coloring sheets were kindly p ...
11 Views 14,603 BegElem
Chanukah Coloring Pages

Chanukah Coloring Pages

Three high-quality coloring pages for the Chanukah special holiday lesson with your learners. Can also be given as home assignment a few days in advance, to create the mood for the lesson. Your ki ...
1 Views 14,638 BegElem
Worksheet on Collocations and Idioms for CPE

Worksheet on Collocations and Idioms for CPE

When I was attending Proficiency course at Cultura Inglesa in São Paulo, I made up by myself some examples in order to get acquainted with collocations and idiom phrases. I hope e ...
18 Views 23,898 Exam
Best Thanksgiving Song Worksheet: Except For The Turkey (WITH VIDEO)

Best Thanksgiving Song Worksheet: Except For The Turkey (WITH VIDEO)

This hilarious Thanksgiving song - 'Except For The Turkey' is a great way to have fun on your special Thanksgiving lesson - it contains a 'fill-in-the-blanks' activity and a creative writing piece ...
18 Views 38,389 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam

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