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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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President's Day – How many words?

President's Day – How many words?

  This worksheet can be used as an extra teaching resource when learning about Presidents' Day, celebrated in the U.S. on February 21. How many words can your students make by rearranging ...
1 Views 4,634 ElemPre-Int
Online Working and Non-Verbal Communication

Online Working and Non-Verbal Communication

Anastasiia
  This worksheet helps students with reading and speaking and to develop reading comprehension. It includes vocabulary focus, a gap-filling assignment, teaches about non-verbal communicati ...
1 Views 5,731 Adv
The History of Valentine’s Day

The History of Valentine’s Day

Anastasiia
  This worksheet helps students to develop listening comprehension. It includes vocabulary focus, listening for general comprehension, and details based on the short videos. Students learn ...
1 Views 11,701 IntAdv
Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Jeff Genet
  This fun video is about Valentine's Day culture and is a comparison between American and Japanese customs. It includes vocabulary building exercises, discussion, critical thinking, liste ...
1 Views 11,374 All
Valentine's Day Alphabetical Order

Valentine's Day Alphabetical Order

  Valentine's Day worksheet - This educational worksheet can be used for Valentine's Day and asks students to put all of the words in alphabetical order.  It helps improve vocabulary ...
1 Views 9,128 Elem
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Valentine's Day Romance

Valentine's Day Romance

Jeff Genet
  This fun resource about Valentine's Day and Romance includes vocabulary building exercises, discussion questions, listening comprehension, and storytelling exercises with illustrations. ...
1 Views 8,654 All
MoneyTok Financial Advice on TikTok

MoneyTok Financial Advice on TikTok

Anastasiia
  Students learn about financial advice that young people find on a popular platform TikTok. Students develop their vocabulary with the help of collocation-focused interactive assignments. ...
1 Views 15,842 Adv
Crossfire By Brandon Flowers Antonyms And Phrasal Verbs

Crossfire By Brandon Flowers Antonyms And Phrasal Verbs

Diana
  This listening exercise is based on the song "Crossfire" by Brandon Flowers. In Exercise 1, students listen to the song and identify the correct word. In Exercise 2, students identify th ...
1 Views 4,550 Int
Changing face of tourism – Tourism today

Changing face of tourism – Tourism today

Anastasiia
  The worksheet is based on a video that explains trends and changes in the tourism industry. Students learn what nations travel the most, what destinations are the most and the least popu ...
1 Views 6,824 Pre-IntInt
Unusual Art

Unusual Art

  This lesson for teen Pre-Intermediate students revises, (or introduces, if using another coursebook) types of art from Own. It encourages students to share their opinions on art. The les ...
2 Views 14,044 Pre-Int
Word Search – Burns Night

Word Search – Burns Night

On 25 January every year, Scots come together to celebrate the life and works of the national poet, Robert Burns. There are fifteen words hidden in this word search that are all associated w ...
2 Views 5,115 Elem
A Change is as Good as a Rest

A Change is as Good as a Rest

  This Intermediate level lesson for teens revises (originally for language from Unit 2 of Own It 4, but easily introduced if not covered in your book) some phrasal verbs connected with th ...
2 Views 12,092 Int
That's All Folks...

That's All Folks...

  This worksheet is a revision lesson for Pre-Intermediate level 12-14-year-olds of personality adjectives, past simple vs past continuous and used to, in the context of popular cartoons. ...
2 Views 10,043 Pre-Int
BUILDING STABILITY Gapfill-Answers

BUILDING STABILITY Gapfill-Answers

Eva MULLAGHY
  This comprehension worksheet is particularly suited to Engineer or Architect students. It is a challenging listening exercise as some of the engineers speak rapidly. The gap-fill focuses ...
1 Views 5,941 IntAdv
Unique New Traditions

Unique New Traditions

Eva MULLAGHY
Use this worksheet/listening activity to kick off the New Year. It combines discussion with the discovery of some interesting New Year traditions. Students listen to a news item on unique New ...
1 Views 11,414 Pre-IntIntAdv
Animals and their Family

Animals and their Family

  Animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. This grammar guide contains a list of some common animal names. The list ...
1 Views 10,372 ElemPre-Int
Sunset Worksheet

Sunset Worksheet

This worksheet is about ´Sunset.´ It contains a video, a poem, and seven exercises, including Find the answers, Fill in the missing words, Complete the words, and Match the picture ...
1 Views 12,676 ElemPre-Int
Word Unscramble – January

Word Unscramble – January

  This printable English worksheet includes words that are associated with the month of January. Students look at the words and unscramble them so that they are spelled correctly. Some of ...
1 Views 9,756 Elem
New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions

Pocket Jeff
This animated video is ideal for expanding students' vocabulary and expressions when speaking about New Year's and New Year's resolutions. This short resource helps contextualize vocabulary an ...
1 Views 13,113 BegElemPre-IntInt
Open letter to NYC

Open letter to NYC

Laurent
  Suitable for 9th-grade students, this worksheet consists of listening, comprehension, reading and completing exercises, including filling in the gaps. Based on a song, students can also ...
1 Views 12,976 Int
New Year's Traditions

New Year's Traditions

Jeff Genet
  This lesson teaches English through culture. It is linked to a YouTube video that speaks about New Year's traditions around the world. Perfect for vocabulary building, it provides visual ...
1 Views 10,674 All
ESL Activity Sheet For Children – Winter Vocabulary

ESL Activity Sheet For Children – Winter Vocabulary

Ellie @ Osito ESL
    This ESL Activity Sheet for children provides 12 picture cards to help teach/revise winter vocabulary. The pictures can be used to make flashcards, bingo boards, or simple games ...
1 Views 19,122 BegElem
Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses

selma good
, Vocabulary
  This worksheet focuses on sentences using the verb tenses providing that / provided that / as long as, and the correct way to use them. It also includes identifying main and su ...
1 Views 10,284 Exam
Boxing Day

Boxing Day

Jeff Genet
  Learn about the holiday Boxing Day. This lesson is linked to a fun, animated YouTube video that explains the origins and customs of the holiday. It's a great way for teaching cross-cultu ...
1 Views 8,200 All
Christmas Dinner

Christmas Dinner

Jeff Genet
  This lesson includes a link to a fun, animated video on YouTube that talks about Christmas dinner and popular food eaten in some countries around the world during this holiday season. Vi ...
1 Views 12,361 All

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