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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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Movie Worksheet: Couchsurfing

Movie Worksheet: Couchsurfing

Vladimir Vlasek
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 ...
15 Views 27,920 Pre-IntIntAdv
Substantivized Adjectives

Substantivized Adjectives

serova elena
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 ...
5 Views 14,613 Pre-Int
Movie Worksheet: Refugee Crisis Lesson

Movie Worksheet: Refugee Crisis Lesson

BusyTeacher Contributor
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 ...
4 Views 10,435 Pre-IntIntAdv
Movie Worksheet: Global Warming Listening and Discussion Lesson

Movie Worksheet: Global Warming Listening and Discussion Lesson

BusyTeacher Contributor
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. ...
8 Views 30,225 IntAdv
Places in a City

Places in a City

pamela uribe
This worksheet deals with different places around a city - the vocabulary is introduced and practiced. 
9 Views 39,678 BegElem
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Talking about Cartoon Characters

Talking about Cartoon Characters

serova elena
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 ...
6 Views 18,528 Elem
Animals, Guessing Game

Animals, Guessing Game

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 ...
13 Views 38,628 ElemPre-Int
Family

Family

Dilley Rocio Angel Eusse
This worksheet is for students between four and six years old, it is a very simple vocabulary  practice  for doing in class. 
6 Views 45,489 Beg
How to Recognize Real Art and Real Artists

How to Recognize Real Art and Real Artists

William Work
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 ...
6 Views 10,702 Pre-IntIntAdv
Character Traits

Character Traits

William Work
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 ...
5 Views 21,282 BegElemPre-Int
Pains and Aches

Pains and Aches

This worksheet helps students to identify different kinds of aches and what they should do in different situations. It's appropriate for elementary students.
11 Views 55,621 Elem
Volcano (Clothes)

Volcano (Clothes)

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 ...
6 Views 10,195 BegElem
Jigsaw Reading: Animals in the News

Jigsaw Reading: Animals in the News

BusyTeacher Contributor
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 ...
11 Views 22,576 Adv
New York, New York - ESL Presentation

New York, New York - ESL Presentation

Cath
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 ...
10 Views 29,574 IntAdv
Spring Bingo

Spring Bingo

Alice Sekaninova
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 ...
7 Views 30,788 BegElem
Movie Worksheet: English Mania

Movie Worksheet: English Mania

Hoffert Corinne
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 ...
5 Views 14,931 Adv
Berlin

Berlin

Marina
"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 ...
6 Views 16,952 Pre-IntIntAdv
Idiom Zoo

Idiom Zoo

Marina
"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 ...
7 Views 14,258 Pre-IntInt
Information Gap Activity (What Is Your Name/Surname?)

Information Gap Activity (What Is Your Name/Surname?)

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 ...
4 Views 28,844 Beg
Economic System Lesson

Economic System Lesson

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 ...
3 Views 18,568 IntAdv
The UK Quiz (One's Own Game)

The UK Quiz (One's Own Game)

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 ...
8 Views 18,052 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Steve Jobs 2015

Movie Worksheet: Steve Jobs 2015

Małgorzata Justyna
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 ...
8 Views 53,129 IntAdvExam
Hospital Procedures Vocabulary

Hospital Procedures Vocabulary

William Work
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 ...
6 Views 22,157 Pre-IntIntAdv
London Sights

London Sights

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 ...
8 Views 18,573 ElemPre-Int
Travelling by Train 2

Travelling by Train 2

Berezhnikova Irina
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 ...
6 Views 18,025 Elem

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