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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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Christmas is All Around Us: Billy Mack

Christmas is All Around Us: Billy Mack

  This Christmas song by Billy Mack from the romantic film "Love Actually" forms the basis of this worksheet aimed at comprehension and listening skills. It provides an excellent warm-up f ...
1 Views 15,027 ElemPre-Int
The History of Christmas Decorations

The History of Christmas Decorations

Anastasiia
The video-based worksheet helps pre-Intermediate students to explore traditional US Christmas decorations. The tasks rely on images and matching strategies. The video-based assignments aim to ...
1 Views 12,389 Pre-IntInt
Christmas Elves — Color The Pictures

Christmas Elves — Color The Pictures

Karina
  On this simple worksheet, young learners color the toys and learn about Christmas and the elves. This worksheet is helpful to develop vocabulary skills.
1 Views 6,520 Elem
Weather Idioms

Weather Idioms

  This grammar guide contains five pages of idioms and expressions connected to the weather. It includes definitions, example sentences, and a few illustrations. In alphabetical order, exa ...
1 Views 12,211 IntAdv
Happy News

Happy News

Pocket Passport
  Real-life stories focus on the good things that are happening in the world. Uplifting and powerful, this conversation-based lesson with comprehension and discussion questions, vocabulary ...
1 Views 9,474 All
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Christmas Video (The Big Bang Theory)

Christmas Video (The Big Bang Theory)

Elizaveta Kataya
  This Christmas-themed worksheet is appropriate for B1+/B2 level students and aims at developing listening skills and expanding the vocabulary. It also includes a list of questions for di ...
1 Views 14,710 IntAdv
This Land Is Your Land Song Activity

This Land Is Your Land Song Activity

Oksana Sekajeva
  The picture presentation will help your students to learn the text of the song "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie by heart. Before using it's better to listen to it on YouTube to ...
1 Views 6,114 Pre-IntInt
Food Vocabulary

Food Vocabulary

Hannah Crosby
  Suitable for beginner to intermediate English learners, this worksheet contains pictures of common foods and a word bank to match the food name to the picture. There is a total of 40 wor ...
1 Views 22,719 ElemPre-IntInt
End of Term Test – Third Year Sport section

End of Term Test – Third Year Sport section

afef chihi
  This test is to improve comprehension and is based on text from a sports section. It concerns philanthropy and language about family life. It includes fill-in-the-blank exercises and a w ...
1 Views 14,689 Pre-Int
Gravity Falls Video Activities

Gravity Falls Video Activities

DIANA CASTRO
  Students watch Episode 1, Season 1 of "Gravity Falls" until Part 4. It's about 20 minutes. This video activity is suitable for A1, A2 students. It includes comprehension and vocabulary a ...
1 Views 18,013 Elem
Famous People – Charles Dickens

Famous People – Charles Dickens

Students learn some interesting facts and information about the famous 19th-century writer Charles Dickens, the creator of some of the most well-known fictional characters. This fill-in-the-bl ...
1 Views 18,804 Elem
Thanksgiving Meal – Worksheet

Thanksgiving Meal – Worksheet

Mila
  Use this activity to practice Thanksgiving related vocabulary. Students complete the sentences by filling in the blanks. Words include Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, stuffing, mashed potat ...
1 Views 14,104 BegElemPre-IntInt
The Election Day (USA)

The Election Day (USA)

Renata Bródka
  This text is adapted from the NYT and provides information and language practice for upper intermediate students. It includes two reading comprehension exercises. It can also be read to ...
1 Views 15,929 IntAdv
Thanksgiving – What is it?

Thanksgiving – What is it?

Jeff Genet
  This lesson teaches vocabulary and expressions about American Thanksgiving. The language has been graded as 70% A1, 16% A2, making it ideal for every level and comprehension. It helps pr ...
1 Views 13,681 All
Business English – How to Ask for a Raise

Business English – How to Ask for a Raise

Anastasiia
  The worksheet helps students to develop speaking and listening skills in business and/or professional settings. Video-based tasks introduce common strategies with tips on ways employees ...
1 Views 10,241 Pre-IntInt
School Subject Guess Who

School Subject Guess Who

BusyTeacher Contributor
  In this activity, students must ask questions to determine whose schedule is being talked about. (For example, Does this person have history on Monday?). Students can work in pairs, in s ...
1 Views 10,087 BegElem
Biography – Muhammad Ali

Biography – Muhammad Ali

  Muhammad Ali was a famous boxer. Where was he born? What was he known as before he changed his name? When did he retire? Students use resources like the internet, library books, or magaz ...
2 Views 11,366 Elem
Healthy food vs junk food

Healthy food vs junk food

Gabriela Arely Nieto
The activity was created with the objective that students express their opinions about their favorite foods, taking into account healthy food as well as junk food and the vocabulary they use t ...
1 Views 21,208 ElemPre-Int
Thanksgiving Meal Flashcards

Thanksgiving Meal Flashcards

Mila
Use these Thanksgiving Meal Flashcards to teach, revise or practice the vocabulary on Thanksgiving. It includes bright photos of Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes ...
1 Views 10,313 BegElemPre-IntInt
Hani's UPDATED Presentation on Adjective Clauses Parts 1 & 2

Hani's UPDATED Presentation on Adjective Clauses Parts 1 & 2

  This 2020 Updated PowerPoint presentation has two parts. Part 1 helps students easily understand forming adjective clauses/relative clauses. It introduces relative pronouns like (who / w ...
1 Views 7,096 ElemPre-IntIntAdvExam
School Subjects

School Subjects

BusyTeacher Contributor
  This PPT presentation is about school subjects, including using the preposition ON + THE DAY OF THE WEEK, REVISION OF SCHOOL SUBJECTS, and PRONUNCIATION. It also contains instructions. I ...
1 Views 9,037 Beg
Biography – Charles Dickens

Biography – Charles Dickens

  Learn some interesting facts and information about the famous British writer Charles Dickens, born on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He is the author of a large number of well-l ...
2 Views 12,219 Elem
The History of Bonfire Night. Guy Fawkes Night

The History of Bonfire Night. Guy Fawkes Night

Anastasiia
This worksheet helps students to develop listening comprehension. Students learn about the history of Guy Fawkes Night with the help of short videos. The worksheet includes vocabulary focus, a ...
1 Views 9,842 Pre-IntInt
Telling the Time Board Game

Telling the Time Board Game

What time is it, please? The sheet contains two easy board games to practice the vocabulary and expressions that relate to telling the time. Players roll a dice, move the number of spaces and ...
1 Views 28,644 Int
Words that go with the Covid-19 Pandemic

Words that go with the Covid-19 Pandemic

Rahel Hoernlimann
  Suitable to introduce related vocabulary before speaking to students about personal situations, worries, and hopes, this worksheet contains introductory and informative Covid-19-related ...
1 Views 9,571 Pre-IntIntAdv

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