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.
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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Someone special is hiding on these pages - print them and have your kids connect the dots to discover who they are!
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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