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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In the worksheet - 10 pages of beautiful template borders for the Letter to Santa that your pupils will enjoy!
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A list of professions with the most typical words used to describe them which students are not allowed to use; a guessing game focused on speaking fluency in particular.
Cut out the cards and pla ...
A test paper for the 4th-formers: vocabulary, reading, writing (cities); grammar (degrees of comparison).
I. Compare the bridges.
²². Look at the picture and read the statements. Find and correc ...
This is a riddle that can be used to encourage students to practise their speaking ablilities as well as be a problem solving activitiy. It can be used as a warm up for starting a lesson or ...
There´s nothing wrong with teaching children good, old fashioned values. I only allow your gentlemen and young ladies in my class - this is the criteria they must meet ;)
A range of activity cards/challenges are included here. They include maths english/literacy and science/topic work. I laminate these and put them up in my classroom for children to complete with d ...
I use this board game for fluency in speaking. You ca n ask students a couple of questions about the topic they landed on or tell them they are supposed to talk about it for a minute or say X sent ...
This activity shows you how to write your cv. Aim: To create a short Personal Profile to go at the top of a CV.
This activity can be used with pre-service learners; learners who are looki ...
Nice song to practice past tense and feelings adjectives.
In the worksheet: Questions: After watching the video, you have to answer the following questions: - How many stories are there ...
SIMILES Level: Pre Int – Upper Int (maybe advanced) you'd have to use more complex similes. Time: I dare to say that it's possible to extend it to 90 minutes with any level. Aim: Students w ...
A lovely 2-page Clothes and Colours Worksheet for kids: Colour and Write.
Color, write names and follow the example (write the questions and the answers).
This life and death role play activity will get your class actively involved in discussing, collaborating, deciding, evaluating, negotiating, compromising, pleading, bribing, conspiring, betraying ...
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