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.
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This worksheet is about couchsurfing and it was made for one-on-one lessons (could be used in larger classes too). Ss find out about couchsurfing, read through the official website, watch vid ...
This worksheet will be useful when you talk about different people's categories. Substantivized adjectives are quite rare to be practised, so it's a bit difficult to find grammar exercises to work ...
This is a lesson I used with a small group class in Brazil. The lesson has two listening sections which provide an interesting springboard for the discussion elements. Fluency rather than language ...
Environment lesson for a group class. Used it while teaching a discussion based class as good stimulus for discussion (the video) and gave people more ideas about how to talk about global warming. ...
This worksheet would be useful to practise simple grammar constructions (to be / have / has / positive and negative statements). I usually use it when we talk about families and friends. You can a ...
Divide the class into three teams and have them choose a name for their team. Team A reads the first statement of a card and waits for team B to make a guess. If their guess is correct, they'll ge ...
This Powerpoint presentation is adapted from the Internet and the reference URL is noted on the title page. I just adapted it for PPT use. The presentation consists of a famous painting with a des ...
Character Traits is a Powerpoint presentation using cartoon characters (some with Russian Cyrillic writing on the image) to depict the adjective of the character trait. The adjectives are paired w ...
This worksheet helps students to identify different kinds of aches and what they should do in different situations. It's appropriate for elementary students.
This worksheet helps you to review the clothing items for beginner students. How to play: print the cards and cut them, divide the class into two groups, then stick the cards face-down on the boar ...
This is a jigsaw reading activity for small groups. First, ss are given the titles of different news stories involving animals. Ss speculate on what could have happened based on the titles. Then t ...
The presentation is perfect for ESL classes (has been tested on several English corner classes). It contains interesting facts about New York City and is followed by pictures. Can be used with the ...
Favourite game for younger English learners- spring Bingo. It may be used as a warm-up activity, for practising vocabulary or as a lesson filler. I made this at the request of one of my small Engl ...
A video with questions and answers about why study English. Can be very motivating for those who are not aware of how important it is to study English. This video shows how Chinese are eager to le ...
"Berlin" is a reading lesson. There are several texts to work with, match questions with answers and fill in the gaps exercises, some new vocabulary, questions for speaking practice, and a project ...
"Idiom Zoo" is a worksheet to help students learn and practise some of the animal-related idioms and expressions. There are fill in the gaps and multiple choice exercises along with the pictures e ...
This information gap activity helps students to activate the following phrases in speech 'What’s the first name of…?' And 'what’s the last name of…?' For that, stude ...
You can use this PPT in your CLIL lesson (English and Economics). I use it to start discussion about different types of economic systems and refresh their knowledge. Then in groups students choose ...
This PPT Quiz is devoted to the United Kingdom. It is made up in the manner of One's One Game. There are several categories in it: London, the UK, History, Geography, Holidays and Riddles. I usual ...
This is a movie worksheet based on Steve Jobs (2015) for B1+ - C1/2 students. The worksheet contains open questions in chronological order which are supposed to be answered while watching. Before ...
This is a PPT presentation that contains unique vocabulary for the medical setting with images to help reinforce learning. This was made by a physician, therefore, terminology is accurate. Can be ...
This is a PPT jeopardy game about the places of interest in London. Divide your students into smaller groups, they choose a question and try to answer it correctly. If they are right - give them t ...
With the help of this ppt you can introduce or expand vocabulary about travelling by train. There is a warm-up activity, a vocabulary task (write nouns, verbs, adjectives related to the travelling ...
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