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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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Life's a Journey

Life's a Journey

Vocabulary,
Revise and Practice metaphors
1 Views 6,360 Adv
Vince's bike

Vince's bike

, Vocabulary,
Raise awareness of features of informal and formal writing
3 Views 5,844 Adv
Secret Message: Family Worksheet

Secret Message: Family Worksheet

Vocabulary
Revise vocabulary related to the family, speak about your own family and share with your groupmate.
3 Views 8,552 Adv
Make and do

Make and do

, Vocabulary
Revise collocations with make and do
7 Views 13,256 Int
know it alls

know it alls

, Vocabulary, , ,
Practice in question forms
15 Views 5,243 Int
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How well organized are you?

How well organized are you?

Vocabulary,
Daily activities
9 Views 6,351 Int
How well doy you know your classmates?

How well doy you know your classmates?

, Vocabulary,
Practice questions forms
2 Views 7,224 Int
Guess the sport

Guess the sport

Yes no questions and sport vocabulary
14 Views 32,439 Int
Food, sleep and shelter

Food, sleep and shelter

Word classification
6 Views 7,600 Int
Fiesta

Fiesta

Speaking aimed to present a topic and disscus about it.
2 Views 5,510 Int
Feng shui

Feng shui

, Vocabulary,
Revision of various structures.
7 Views 16,215 Int
Dress to kill

Dress to kill

Vocabulary for clothes and jobs
23 Views 14,879 Int
A crime story

A crime story

Discussion topics based on crime vocabulary. Decided who tells the truth.
24 Views 30,159 Int
CUTTING EDGE STARTER WORKSHEET module 1

CUTTING EDGE STARTER WORKSHEET module 1

A worksheet for Cutting Edge Starter with a key
10 Views 14,939 Beg
Word Formation Boardgame

Word Formation Boardgame

This is a boardgame to practice word formation after Unit 3 in New Headway Pre Intermediate.
11 Views 17,077 Pre-Int

Song Worksheet: All I want for Christmas (WITH VIDEO)

Exercises on Mariah Carey's Christmas song with the lyrics and questions on Christmas.
50 Views 78,333 Elem

Song Worksheet: Real to Me (WITH VIDEO)

Brian McFadden's song "Real to me" deals with the pros & cons of being a celebrity. It includes the lyrics with exercises.
20 Views 8,483 Pre-Int

Song Worksheet: Sometimes You Can't Make it (WITH VIDEO)

U2's song "Sometimes you can't make it" has the lyrics with exercises. It deals with family issues. Gramatically, it demonstrates the difference between "mustn't" and "don't have to". It has al ...
25 Views 16,924 Elem

Song Worksheet: The Reason (WITH VIDEO)

This handout is on Hoobastank's song "The Reason" and it deals with apologising and expressing regrets. It has the lyrics with exercises, plus an exercise on "I wish/If only" with past tenses.
31 Views 23,755 Pre-Int

Song Worksheet: White Flag (WITH VIDEO)

This is Dido's song "White flag". We have the lyrics and exercises on mixed conditionals (2nd and 3rd type). It has also vocabulary on relationships.
27 Views 17,531 Pre-Int

Song Worksheet: Hung Up (WITH VIDEO)

Here we have Madonna's song "Hung up" in a handout where, except from the lyrics and exercises on the song, we have exercises on phrasal verbs with "up".
27 Views 10,468 Int

Song Worksheet: I’ll Stand by You (WITH VIDEO)

This is a handout on the song "I’ll Stand by You" by Girls Aloud. It has the lyrics with exercises while focusing on expressing promises, decisions, predictions and intensions. It has also a goo ...
35 Views 16,667 Elem
Holiday of my dreams

Holiday of my dreams

Speaking activity for pre-intermediate students.
8 Views 8,664 Pre-Int

Pyramid Game

Vocabulary, ,
Sounds covered: final phoneme ll
23 Views 10,410 BegElem

Cluster Buster Game

Vocabulary, ,
Sounds covered: initial s blends (st, sc, sm, sp, sn, sw, sk, sl).
14 Views 11,516 BegElem

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