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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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English History Succession War 1139

English History Succession War 1139

A simple mind map about Succession War, its causes, important facts and how it ended up. I use these maps to get a general view of a topic leading to discussion or group work to add details. Mind ...
2 Views 7,750 Pre-Int
Hanukkah Quiz

Hanukkah Quiz

benjy
It is a fun and nice Hanukkah quiz for all ages, there are some easy questions and some hard questions but all of them are fun. 
1 Views 14,711 All
American Cinema, Reading Comprehension

American Cinema, Reading Comprehension

rosalba zacchi
A reading comprehension about the 'golden age' of Hollywood and the cinema of the past. There's a true-false exercise and some open questions mainly for the simple past tense. It can be used to te ...
7 Views 26,881 Pre-Int
Dot to Dot: Christmas Tree

Dot to Dot: Christmas Tree

Keep your kids entertained over the holidays with one of our Christmas dot to dot pages. Start at 1 and count in 1s to connect the dots and complete the picture. This will help their counting skil ...
5 Views 32,743 Elem
Story Picture - Hanukkah

Story Picture - Hanukkah

Hanukkah is nearly here! Students are asked to look at the picture and write a story to tell what's happening. A Jewish family are celebrating Hanukkah. Do you know how families celebrate this Jew ...
4 Views 28,969 Elem
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Word Scramble - Rosh Hashanah

Word Scramble - Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. All of the scrambled words included in this worksheet are associated with Rosh Hashanah. Students are asked to unscramble the words and write them correctly o ...
2 Views 10,685 Elem
Word Search - Rosh Hashanah

Word Search - Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. All of the words are associated with Rosh Hashanah. How many words can your students find hidden in the grid? To make it more fun for kids, set a time for the ...
3 Views 10,446 Elem
Greetings Card - Happy Hanukkah (with Dreidels)

Greetings Card - Happy Hanukkah (with Dreidels)

Kids can write their own message in this greetings card or use it as an extra resource when learning about Hanukkah! Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, and i ...
4 Views 11,310 Elem
Greetings Card - Happy Hanukkah

Greetings Card - Happy Hanukkah

Kids can write their own message in this greetings card or use it as an extra resource when learning about Hanukkah! Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an ...
1 Views 10,479 Elem
Colouring Worksheet - Menorah

Colouring Worksheet - Menorah

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday. Kids can colour the colouring worksheet and use it as an extra resource when learning about ...
3 Views 14,016 Elem
Colouring Worksheet - Dreidel

Colouring Worksheet - Dreidel

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday. Kids can colour the colouring worksheet and use it as an extra resource when learning about ...
4 Views 10,802 Elem
Colouring Worksheet - Happy Hanukkah

Colouring Worksheet - Happy Hanukkah

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday. Kids can colour the colouring worksheet and use it as an extra resource when learning about ...
3 Views 10,781 Elem
World Heritage Site Rules

World Heritage Site Rules

Filomena Francisco
This worksheet can be used in conjunction with other World Heritage Site activities. In groups, students use imperatives, 'must, and 'should' to create their own rules for visitors to World Herit ...
2 Views 14,890 Pre-IntInt
Christmas B1 Reading: Rovaniemi, Finland (Hometown of Santa Claus)

Christmas B1 Reading: Rovaniemi, Finland (Hometown of Santa Claus)

Yva
Christmas reading exercise with 3 short texts about Rovaniemi in Finland, the "official" hometown of Santa Claus, followed by a true or false exercise and gap fill in the style of Trinity College ...
5 Views 27,888 Int
Song Worksheet: Joel the Lump of Coa by The Killers (Christmas)

Song Worksheet: Joel the Lump of Coa by The Killers (Christmas)

Rita Divéki
The worksheet is based on the 2014 Christmas song of the American rock band The Killers. It's the perfect song to engage teenagers and adults as well - it's not a classic, the animation is funny, ...
4 Views 13,637 IntAdvExam
Song Worksheet: California by Frank Sinatra

Song Worksheet: California by Frank Sinatra

Svetlana
This worksheet is based on the song “California” by Frank Sinatra. This song is perfect for practicing topical vocabulary “Landscape”. It is also a good activity for warmin ...
2 Views 15,550 Pre-IntInt
Physical Appearance & Personality

Physical Appearance & Personality

mete eker
Here is a worksheet about appearance and personality. It includes 4 different activities. Activity 1: Students are going to try to find the suspects according to clues about physical appearance.&n ...
12 Views 70,110 ElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Nothing Else Matters

Song Worksheet: Nothing Else Matters

Svetlana
This worksheet is based on the song “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica. The first page describes how to work with the song and gives some examples of possible exercises. The second pa ...
5 Views 21,063 Pre-IntInt
Internet Safety Rules

Internet Safety Rules

Sait Mete EKER
Here is a presentation about Internet safety rules. Our students are exposed to cyber dangers every day, so I decided to create this ppt to inform them. I hope it helps us to draw our students's a ...
6 Views 32,505 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Family Matters

Family Matters

Irma Brito
Complete beginners worksheet to practice his and her adjectives. By making use of a well known family it will be easy to infer meaning to help ss go through the worksheet. It can also be useful to ...
1 Views 12,529 Beg
Movie Worksheet: Humans in 1000 Years - Asap Science

Movie Worksheet: Humans in 1000 Years - Asap Science

Flavia
This is a listening worksheet based on a YouTube Video: ASAP Science - Humans in 1000 years. Students have to fill the gaps, answer questions and write their opinion about what humans will be &nbs ...
8 Views 30,891 Pre-IntInt
The Perks of Advertising

The Perks of Advertising

Caroline Sopelsa
This is a speaking activity. Students must be able to think on their feet in order to sell their products to the "buyers". The idea is to use odd products that wouldn't be easily bought  to s ...
8 Views 50,797 All
What Makes a Good Friend

What Makes a Good Friend

I used this worksheet in values, when working with "friendship". There is also a video on youtube which supports the handout and will help the students to get a punctuation when finishing the "fri ...
8 Views 39,415 Pre-IntInt
Crocodile Poem Riddle

Crocodile Poem Riddle

This is a poem about a crocodile in the form of a riddle. You can practise vocabulary related to animal body parts using the poem. Also, its a good reading practice (intonation, vocabulary pronoun ...
5 Views 21,388 BegElemPre-Int
Dialogue: At the Restaurant - Are You Ready to Order?

Dialogue: At the Restaurant - Are You Ready to Order?

This is a very simple fill-in-the-gaps exercise related to ordering at the restaurant. The words to choose from are above the text. I created it to teach ss how to order at the restaurant to later ...
6 Views 79,195 BegElemPre-Int

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