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 worksheet is just for fun. It includes some slang used in America (and the UK). There is a sentence using the slang word or phrase (in bold) and multiple choice answers to guess what it means ...
500 Expressions for Common Business Situations. 100 Ways to Say it in Business English is for people who want a quick guide on what to say in common situations. Five examples have been written fo ...
A quiz about general knowledge: It can be used in any lessons for intermediate students as a starter to raise attention before doing a reading or to brush up the students' geography.
This is a full 5-page lesson plan that would make a great Independence Day (4th of July) lesson. It contains an ad for a found object (American flag) that Ss read and answer all sorts of pre- and ...
This is a listening activity (working with a song) in which students will not only listen to and know the official song of the World Cup, but also work with some grammar, vocabulary and listening ...
This is a worksheet that will help your students prepare an oral report about themselves. They can get really creative. It's especially useful if you have some new students in your group. This act ...
These are 2 flashcards to practice should/shouldn't grammar structures as well as countable/uncountable nouns. Students look at the pictures and make statements about what they should or shouldn't ...
Worksheet to practice writing skills describing appearance for young learners. The worksheet is mine, but I honestly don't remember where I took the image.
This is an extention to this Hoops and Yoyo ABC worksheet. The only difference is the size: today's worksheet is featuring 26 full-page letter flashcards that can be easily printed out and used in ...
These are two flash cards that help students remember to use the verb play with the names of team sports and the verb go with the names of sports with -ing ending. Can be used for warm-ups or dril ...
You have heard of dioramas, haven't you? Those are mini-expositions on some specific topics, usually made with the help of some recycled box (often a shoebox). A diorama made by your students can ...
This activity includes two newspaper articles. One brings arguments against the use of noisy vuvuzelas during the worlcup and the other one gives arguments in favour of them.
This is a worksheet to teach the basic injuries and illnesses. It includes such words as a cold, flu, fever, headache, toothache, ear ache, stomachache, toothache, etc.
This worksheet might well be useful for FCE, CAE candidates. includes 2 notes, which are to be changed from formal to informal style and vice versa. enjoy!
In this worksheet the students are asked to fill in the missing letters in the names of the countries (Australia, America, England, China, Egypt) and then match the names of the countries with the ...
Nice song to be used with teenagers/adults. Good for describing differences between men and women towards emotions and feelings. Hope your students enjoy it as much as mine!
This worksheet is very useful to teach students about playing cards and playing card games. Students will learn: suit, numbers, card names, basic vocabulary related to the card playing.
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