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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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Animals: How to Describe an Animal

Animals: How to Describe an Animal

whoishossein
It is a power point file which gives the students the way to describe animals. Obviously it is suitable for Movers. I mean those who know can/simple present/ have got-has got. I use this kind of d ...
9 Views 30,305 Int
Song Worksheet: Evil Like Me (Descendants Disney Movie)

Song Worksheet: Evil Like Me (Descendants Disney Movie)

BusyTeacher Contributor
It's good to learn new vocabulary especially adjectives related to personality. It's a fill in the gap activity where the missing words are adjectives. It would be better to show the vid ...
3 Views 16,670 Pre-IntInt
Video Worksheet: Bill Nye the Science Guy (Electricity)

Video Worksheet: Bill Nye the Science Guy (Electricity)

Anna Lewoc
This worksheet is intended for intermediate to advanced students for listening (listening for detail) and speaking practice, but also some general knowledge. It uses the video by Bill Nye the Scie ...
3 Views 22,390 IntAdvExam
Picture Dictation

Picture Dictation

This worksheet is for pupils of different ages. Your ss revise their knowledge of the cardinal numbers and animals, and directions. Your pupils need paper that has squares on it. You dictate the ...
13 Views 57,926 ElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Happy New Year by ABBA

Song Worksheet: Happy New Year by ABBA

Maria
Song worksheet based on famous song by ABBA. It is suitable for elementary and pre-ntermediate level and really fun to use before Christmas and New Year. The activities there are to fill the gaps ...
8 Views 39,761 ElemPre-Int
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Christmas Lesson (Slides)

Christmas Lesson (Slides)

These are the slides for lesson "Christmas Lesson" and "Christmas Lesson 2". The first slide displays the steps of the lesson. Then, there are the exercises themselves. The slide before the last s ...
5 Views 19,624 Elem
Christmas Lesson 2

Christmas Lesson 2

This is the sequel for "Christmas Lesson". In this lesson, there is a quiz on Christmas trivia. Students should choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Right after it, there is a hang ...
2 Views 13,007 Elem
Christmas Lesson

Christmas Lesson

This worksheet was devised for elementary students. The idea is to get in touch with some words we commonly use when it comes to Christmas. There is a short text and then a vocabulary exercise bas ...
4 Views 11,525 Elem
Song Worksheet: Carol of the Bells

Song Worksheet: Carol of the Bells

Petite
This is a simple song worksheet for elementary students. Carol of the bells is a very nice song to teach before Christmas. This is a fill-gap activity with the missing words given at the bottom of ...
5 Views 19,806 BegElem
Christmas Fun Quiz

Christmas Fun Quiz

This fun Christmas quiz can be handed out to your class around the Christmas holidays. How many questions can your students answer correctly? You can set a time limit for your students to make the ...
6 Views 25,702 Elem
Christmas Puzzle

Christmas Puzzle

Rania Foka
Christmas is here! The worksheet has been designerd in order for intermediate students to have fun and practice Christmas vocabulary in an exciting way. It is well known that people like solving p ...
8 Views 17,671 Int
Movie Worksheet: Christmas Dishes from around the World - Anglophenia Ep. 44

Movie Worksheet: Christmas Dishes from around the World - Anglophenia Ep. 44

Another episode of Anglophenia is here. This time with a festive theme, discussing traditional Christmas dishes around the world. There are two tasks: matching columns and true/false. Listening/vo ...
15 Views 31,586 IntAdvExam
Movie Worksheet:The Christmas Gift Experiment

Movie Worksheet:The Christmas Gift Experiment

The worksheet is based on a very kind Christmas video taken from youtube: It can be used as a warmer for a Christmas class as well as a filler. I think it's appropriate for any level including e ...
11 Views 23,431 All
Law- So You Study Law

Law- So You Study Law

Guncha Annayeva
This slide was developed for legal language teaching for course in English for legal professionals. This slide is an introduction for freshman to give the idea of what law is and what this major m ...
1 Views 8,494 Pre-IntIntAdv
Food, Speaking

Food, Speaking

This worksheet includes different questions about food. It is appropriate for speaking classes. Hope it helps.
12 Views 60,306 ElemPre-IntInt
Education- Speaking

Education- Speaking

This worksheet includes different questions about Education. It is appropriate for speaking classes. Hope it helps.
7 Views 37,144 ElemPre-IntInt
Meals of the Day

Meals of the Day

beti50
A simple worksheet which is suitable for complete beginners who learn the topic about food for the first time. It contains pictures and names of common food which we eat every day. Also, the stude ...
4 Views 18,466 Beg
Going Green

Going Green

Luana Araújo
You can start your class using this powerpoint presentation to deal with the topic "How to be green". It will develop a debate among students based on this topic. It starts with questions, leading ...
9 Views 26,013 Adv
How to Be Green

How to Be Green

Luana Araújo
This worksheet was designed for upper-intermediate or high-level students. After you have explained the vocabulary about environment, global warming, earth and others, you can ask you students to ...
2 Views 14,741 Adv
Christmas Battleships for Kids

Christmas Battleships for Kids

Agnieszka
It is the well-known battleships game with a bit of Christmas spirit! It is especially made for the kids who can't spell. Instead of letters there are Christmas pictures: Santa, a snowman, a ginge ...
8 Views 22,674 BegElem
Review - Objects and Numbers

Review - Objects and Numbers

Luana Araújo
This worksheet will help you review the numbers, objects, articles and verb to be. It was designed for elementary students. You can use this worksheet after you've taught personal information (nam ...
1 Views 15,076 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Holidays in Britain

Movie Worksheet: Holidays in Britain

Anastasia
This is a worksheet about holidays in Britain based on the popular video which you can find on Youtube. This worksheet for students on elementary and pre-intermediate level. Hope it will be useful ...
6 Views 34,272 ElemPre-Int
All about Me and My Family

All about Me and My Family

BusyTeacher Contributor
This worksheet can be used by a learner as a visual aid for speaking about himself and his family. It offers some useful phrases to improve his speaking skills. It can be used by elementary studen ...
1 Views 11,030 Elem
Action Verbs - Word and Picture Matching (3)

Action Verbs - Word and Picture Matching (3)

Action verbs describe something that a person, animal, or object can do. Give students this fun tracing and matching worksheet to help with their handwriting. It will also help her identify differ ...
3 Views 19,636 Elem
Action Verbs - Word and Picture Matching (2)

Action Verbs - Word and Picture Matching (2)

Action verbs describe something that a person, animal, or object can do. Give students this fun tracing and matching worksheet to help with their handwriting. It will also help her identify differ ...
4 Views 13,709 Elem

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