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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Conversation boardgame You need a die to play. Students have to talk for 30 seconds about the topic their counter stepped on and try to reach the finish before the others. Very fun activity and i ...
Activities to be used at the beginning of school term. They help students and teachers get to know each other, feel more relaxed and comfortable. These activities can be used mainly with adolescen ...
The main lexical focus of this worksheet is describing the place where you live. This worksheet can be used as a hand-out for individual or group work to increase Elementary/Low Pre-Intermediate s ...
The main lexical focus of this worksheet is jobs. This worksheet can be used as a hand-out for individual or group work to increase Beginner/Elementary students’ awareness of some basic Engl ...
This is an activity to do with your students during the first days of class. It is very important to communicate in the classroom using English and this worksheet helps them to use some sentences ...
With this short text I want to teach the very beginners the verb To be and the Verb to have, not only the difference in meaning but also the way in which it is made the affirmative, the negative a ...
Hope you find it handy! First give the list of words in two columns - one for British and the other for American - to the students, hand in the worsheet to the students point out the first exerci ...
The main lexical focus of this worksheet is describing places. This worksheet can be used as a hand-out for individual or group work to increase Pre-Intermediate/Low Intermediate students’ a ...
This is a series of elementary writing activities for the Halloween lesson.
They are for three types of writers: emergent writers, beginning writers, independent writers.
This worksh ...
It's a song I've used to practice listening skills and rw specific vocabulary, I downloaded the song from youtube and made some activities on it. you can start your lesson with a warm up with pict ...
It´s a song that can be used with Pre- or Intermediate students.
Listen to the song. Fill in the gaps with the missing verbs from the lyrics.
Working with verbs by writing sentences. Find ...
This October worksheet collection contains the following: October calendar, flashcards, Halloween and Columbus Day coloring pages.
Have a great Fall lesson!
Kwanzaa begins December 26th and lasts until the first day of January. Kwanzaa is a time when people come together to celebrate their African heritage. During Kwanzaa families decorate their homes ...
This is a collection of 20 Halloween worksheets kindly provided by Crayola (the worksheets can also be downloaded from their website) where you can find all sorts of Halloween projects: Halloween ...
Movie worksheet : EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.
Pupils will have a great time watching the movie and answering the different questions.
Questions include :
1- Match the following Characters with their d ...
This is a huge 32-page collection of practical English phrases and expressions for your students to use. Sections: Social Formulas, Communication Techniques, Exchanging Information, Inte ...
This is a great worksheet for a lesson about friendship - it contains things that a ftrue friend does - each beginning from every letter of the alphabet!
For example, A True Friend
(a) accepts y ...
This worksheet contains 9 secrets to a happy marriage and a 10-question tricky quiz titled 'The World's Easiest Quiz?'
Great addition to any relationships-oriented English lesson!
Enjoy!
This 4-page Halloween worksheet contains brief history of this holiday and instructions for creating 2 Halloween items, so that your learners can feel the spirit of this misterious holiday. This H ...
A quiz about countries, capitals etc. in the English speaking world, as well as some grammar exercises. I have used it in 8th grade in Norway, as a follow-up activity to an introduction to a less ...
This is a lesson-long boardgame that will teach your learners a lot of energy-related vocabulary, and they will have fun while learning it in a fun, competitive way.
Enjoy and please let us know ...
This is a project for an elemenary class - it contains some fun science facts as well as helps your learners create a turbine pattern.
Have fun teaching energy!
Using this pack students can revise Past Simple, parts of speech, travelling and holiday vocabulary avoiding ‘How I spent this summer’ compositions. This pack contains two sets. 1. Our ...
It is a worksheet on celebrities. The aim is to be able to present someone (name, age, nationality, place of residence, pets, brothers and sisters ..).
Note: The first exercise needs a photo of O ...
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