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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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Madagascar II worksheet

Madagascar II worksheet

Vocabulary,
Match the description with the Madagascar character and colour it. Nice worksheet for children and adolescents.
6 Views 58,778 Elem
St. Valentine's Worksheet: Ñorrect Word

St. Valentine's Worksheet: Ñorrect Word

Fill in the correct word that you find hidden in the box of chocolates!
14 Views 9,277 Beg
Valentine Word Challenge

Valentine Word Challenge

How many words can you find in the letters of “Valentine’s Day”? Cut out the letters below and use them to help you make words. Work with a partner and take turns finding words a ...
23 Views 13,060 Pre-Int
Crime and Punishment Worksheet

Crime and Punishment Worksheet

A full course (glossary, practice exercises, life-situations) on Crime and Punishment subject. Hope you find it helpful and amusing for your sts.
37 Views 61,201 Int
Collect Words: Siffixes and Prefixes Printable Worksheet

Collect Words: Siffixes and Prefixes Printable Worksheet

This is a game-like activity to study suffixes and prefixes. Cut the words into letters and ask students to collect. Each student collects one word by one. It may be used as a warm-up. Any level.
13 Views 14,960 Pre-Int
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The Origins of Saint Valentine's Day: Reading Worksheet

The Origins of Saint Valentine's Day: Reading Worksheet

There are several interpretations as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Let the romantic in you decide. A 2-page reading text for your students to learn the story behind this great holiday.  ...
35 Views 44,802 Pre-Int
Love Problems: Intermediate Worksheet

Love Problems: Intermediate Worksheet

Read the problems and choose the best title for each problem.  Then, unscramble the anagrams. Use the first letter from these words to find a present that you might give to someone you love. ...
16 Views 14,979 Beg
Silly Valentine's Survey: Great Pairwork Activity

Silly Valentine's Survey: Great Pairwork Activity

Great activity for that very special Valentine's Day lesson!   Students work in pairs to practice Present Simple and the St. Valentine's Day vocabulary in a fun and enjoyable way. 
28 Views 14,761 Pre-Int
Cupid's Solution: Great St. Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

Cupid's Solution: Great St. Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

Let your students create a hilarious conversation between a cupid and mortal - while working on parts of speech, vocabulary, pronouns, and singular vs. plural nouns.   A great pairwork acti ...
38 Views 23,526 Pre-Int
Four jobs 3

Four jobs 3

A nice handout to practise present simple forms
21 Views 12,322 Elem
Four jobs 2

Four jobs 2

A nice handout to practise present simple forms
14 Views 10,723 Elem
Four jobs 1

Four jobs 1

A nice handout to practise present simple forms
14 Views 11,172 Elem
Family tree

Family tree

There are sentences with some information about the members of a family. The students read all the sentences and using the pieces of information they can draw, step by step, a family tree.   ...
20 Views 27,237 Pre-Int
Letters In A Mess!

Letters In A Mess!

Find a letter and color it!
27 Views 10,872 Beg
How I Met Your Mother (Annoying Habits) Worksheet

How I Met Your Mother (Annoying Habits) Worksheet

This worksheet is based on popular sitcom 'How I met Your Mother' (Season 3 episode 8), can be used for discussing annoying little habits which everyone has.
26 Views 37,186 Adv
Money! Money! Money!

Money! Money! Money!

Attitudes about money differ from culture to culture, family to family and person to person. Interview 3 classmates to find their views. Then report your findings back to the class.
22 Views 35,161 Int
Suffixes and Prefixes

Suffixes and Prefixes

These are some notes which might help teacher when teaching suffixes/prefixes
34 Views 82,814 Int
I love my duck-billed platypus

I love my duck-billed platypus

, , Vocabulary
This is an oral activity to revise nouns and adjectives. Could be used as a filler or towards the end of a lesson. I've used it with pre-int. students
4 Views 4,314 Pre-Int
Review Worksheet for Advanced Level Students

Review Worksheet for Advanced Level Students

, Vocabulary,
It's a review exercise for adv students. Enjoy it!
5 Views 7,328 Adv
Big Brother Brasil: Emotions Worksheet

Big Brother Brasil: Emotions Worksheet

It's a cool activity to share. Students l ove because they usually watch BBB. Have a nice class. Kisses
9 Views 8,626 Beg
Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban Vocab Worksheet - for Russian speakers only

Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban Vocab Worksheet - for Russian speakers only

Vocabulary,
The beginning of the book part. Work with vocabulary (mostly sphere of magic).
6 Views 10,197 Int
Animals: Singular and Plural

Animals: Singular and Plural

This worksheet contains different activities related to animals, plural and singular forms, the verb can for animal abilities. You may use it as a test, too.
13 Views 34,819 Beg
Describing Feelings (lexical/communication game)

Describing Feelings (lexical/communication game)

Play to practise or test! It goes fine with polishing up the 3rd person singular of Present Simple. The material can be easily adapted to any level and required lexical units by substituting image ...
34 Views 20,617 Beg
There Is - There Are: Furniture/Rooms

There Is - There Are: Furniture/Rooms

4 exercises to practise there is / there are the names of the furniture.
57 Views 39,858 Elem
Sports

Sports

Activities to practice vocabulary, verbs and nouns related to the topic of sports.
14 Views 10,022 Int

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