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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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Riddles - Animal Body Parts

Riddles - Animal Body Parts

The exercise is to revise vocabulary connected with body parts of the animals (paws, claws, peck, wings, etc.). You can either read the riddles to ss to make them guess the animal or ask them to w ...
3 Views 29,138 BegElemPre-Int
Simple Computer Equipment Vocabulary

Simple Computer Equipment Vocabulary

I created this exercise to revise computer vocabulary in my class. This is rather for beginners or elementary students. It's good for children as the picture added can be coloured later on. Though ...
3 Views 26,731 BegElem
Simple Text about Computers - Elementary Polish Students

Simple Text about Computers - Elementary Polish Students

This is a simple text about computers. I prepared this as one of the units in the ss' books was related to the Internet and computer equipment. You can use it to practise reading. It is adjus ...
3 Views 21,485 BegElem
Christmas Fun Maze

Christmas Fun Maze

Are your students getting excited for Christmas?! This Christmas maze is a fun, simple activity and an excellent way for children to practice their penmanship skills. Encourage kids to stay withi ...
6 Views 17,495 Elem
Comparison of Adjectives - Dangerous Animals

Comparison of Adjectives - Dangerous Animals

Kate.Loki
Hello colleagues all over the world! This is basically a gap-fill text about dangerous animals. Usually I give them a little input about the animals before I give them the worksheet. I a ...
13 Views 42,413 Pre-IntInt
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Phonemic Grouping of Letters

Phonemic Grouping of Letters

Diana
Students are required to group the letters of the alphabet according to their respective vowel/ diphthong sounds. They will require a basic knowledge of the IPA. It's a good way for students to re ...
3 Views 12,109 BegElemPre-Int
Impromptu Speaking in the Classroom: What Would You Do?

Impromptu Speaking in the Classroom: What Would You Do?

ROBERTA VUADEN
Students will be able to develop fluent communication strategies, improve speaking skills, discuss and expose their opinions about controversial issues. Each student will raffle a card that c ...
10 Views 64,690 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: We Will Rock You by Queen

Song Worksheet: We Will Rock You by Queen

MargaritaGS
My beginner class of adults was feeling like working on a song, and we decided on this one because it's so well known by everybody. It seems very easy, but it has a little edge to it, so despite b ...
3 Views 31,480 ElemPre-IntInt
Christmas Vocabulary Worksheet

Christmas Vocabulary Worksheet

So Christmas is here and here goes some Christmas vocabulary practice. 
9 Views 32,512 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: How to Train Your Dragon- Gift of the Night Fury

Movie Worksheet: How to Train Your Dragon- Gift of the Night Fury

It is a one page multiple choice worksheet for Christmas based on the cartoon "How to Train Your Dragon: Gift of the Nigtfury" which you can find on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W ...
2 Views 20,129 IntAdv
Movie Worksheet: Polish Grandpa Learns English

Movie Worksheet: Polish Grandpa Learns English

This worksheet is based on the youtube video about an old man who flew to London to see his granddaughter. It can be a nice ice breaker or filler for a range of levels. You could do all the tasks ...
8 Views 24,402 Pre-IntInt
Brainteaser

Brainteaser

Here are several brainteasers. Doing some type of mental exercise in the form of brain teasers or word and number games can boost overall brain activity. increase your memory power, reduce the ri ...
8 Views 42,321 Pre-IntInt
Poem- Days of the Week through Emotions

Poem- Days of the Week through Emotions

I created this worksheet to revise emotions plus to teach days of the week. Children are supposed to listen to the poem about Doodle who is very moody (changes his mood all the time) and match the ...
7 Views 36,346 BegElem
CVC Animal Names

CVC Animal Names

Mou
This is a basic worksheet to start practicing animal names for early readers. The knowledge of short vowel sounds are enough to use this worksheet. They can first look at the picture and guess, th ...
4 Views 24,100 BegElem
Personality and Character Traits

Personality and Character Traits

Mariawesome
This is a worksheet designed mainly for adult learners, however, it can be optimized for teens as well. This Power Point presentation helps go through the vocabulary on personality and charac ...
9 Views 36,085 Pre-IntIntExam
The Weather

The Weather

Ahmet Hasim
This is a worksheet about the weather. Students will learn the words connected to weather (cloudy, sunny, partly cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy, stormy, hot, warm, cold, freezing). There is a wordsea ...
9 Views 44,601 BegElem
The Alphabet

The Alphabet

I have designed this worksheet for my starter students. Have your students write the words. It is good for reviewing these topics: classroom, family, clothes and body parts. It's suitable for a sp ...
4 Views 18,314 BegElem
Christmas Worksheet: Cloze Exercise

Christmas Worksheet: Cloze Exercise

This fun Christmas printable is a cloze exercise and was created for primary/elementary students. Students are asked to read the sentences and fill in the missing words. There is a word bank to he ...
13 Views 40,102 Elem
Christmas Riddles - Matching Worksheet

Christmas Riddles - Matching Worksheet

Christmas is upon us! This fun Christmas worksheet can be used as an extra teaching resource when learning about Christmas. Students match the Christmas riddles on the left with the correct answer ...
7 Views 36,289 Elem
Christmas Story Picture - Elf at the North Pole

Christmas Story Picture - Elf at the North Pole

This Christmas worksheet was created for primary/elementary students. Students look at the picture and write a creative story to go along with it. They must also think of a title. The picture show ...
4 Views 19,808 Elem
Christmas Worksheet: Reindeer - Reading Comprehension

Christmas Worksheet: Reindeer - Reading Comprehension

This Christmas worksheet includes facts about reindeer. It can be handed out to students as as an extra resource when teaching kids about Christmas. Students are asked to read through the text and ...
4 Views 42,589 Elem
Functional Language for Speaking

Functional Language for Speaking

Tasoula KATSIAMI
This is a powerpoint presentation which can be used during a roleplay and communicative activities based on a specific objective. It contains useful expressions and phrases for daily conversation ...
11 Views 61,124 ElemPre-Int
The British Royal Family

The British Royal Family

This worksheet is about the British Royal Family from Elizabeth II to Princess Charlotte. Students have to read and answer questions about the members of the Royal Family. There's also a guessing ...
7 Views 27,131 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Ukrainian Cuisine

Ukrainian Cuisine

Liusia
The worksheet describes two popular dishes of Ukrainian cuisine. Vocabulary used in it can be helpful in tasks requiring the description of cooking processes. Students can use the phrases from the ...
6 Views 20,774 IntAdv
Animal Alphabet

Animal Alphabet

I have designed this worksheet for my starter students. Have your students write the words. It is good for reviewing the animals and the dictation of course. Hope it helps!
7 Views 19,442 Beg

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