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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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Action Verbs - Word and Picture Matching (1)

Action Verbs - Word and Picture Matching (1)

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 ...
5 Views 12,645 Elem
Christmas Story Recall

Christmas Story Recall

Wendy
I have written this Christmas story to use as a listening activity, but you could also adapt it for reading if you prefer. It has a seasonal theme, but aimed at adults and young people rather than ...
20 Views 26,412 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet:I Got 99 Problems

Movie Worksheet:I Got 99 Problems

I created this ppt based on the vocabulary from the funniest Ted Talk - 'I got 99 problems and palsy is just one'. here's the link to the video. https://www.ted.com/talks/maysoon_zayid_i ...
13 Views 16,362 AdvExam
Expressions with Get

Expressions with Get

This ppt is created on the basis of the New English file advanced. First you will find slides in Ukrainian (students are supposed to translate into English), so you can skip this activity. La ...
10 Views 14,802 AdvExam
Movie Worksheet: Top 10 Iconic Instrumental Film Scores

Movie Worksheet: Top 10 Iconic Instrumental Film Scores

Aleksey Yevseyev
The worksheet contains 3 exercises developing listening skills. Watch the video Top 10 Iconic Instrumental Film Scores on YouTube and have your students do the tasks. 1. Matching exercise. 2. ...
8 Views 23,612 AdvExam
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Christmas around the World

Christmas around the World

dprudencio
This is a Christmas Around the World worksheet that includes writing frames that students should fill in, after researching on the Internet or in books how different countries celebrate Christmas. ...
7 Views 27,554 ElemPre-IntInt
Superhero Jeopardy

Superhero Jeopardy

This is a powerpoint that I made for ESL learners in middle school in France (the powerpoint is entirely in English!!) with vocabulary words they learned from a unit on superheroes.I played with t ...
9 Views 15,596 ElemPre-Int
ESL Jeopardy

ESL Jeopardy

This is a powerpoint that I made for ESL learners in middle school in France (the powerpoint is entirely in English) with ESL vocabulary words. There are four categories: give the American equival ...
7 Views 34,529 Pre-Int
Crime Jeopardy

Crime Jeopardy

This is a powerpoint that I made for ESL learners in middle school in France (the powerpoint is entirely in English) with vocabulary words they learned from a unit on crime. I played with the enti ...
6 Views 32,518 Pre-Int
How Many Are There? PPT

How Many Are There? PPT

Lorna Doctor
Powerpoint for beginner and young learners. Students can count the objects in the picture before the answer is displayed. Key phrases: How many _____ are there? There are # ____s.  Numbe ...
10 Views 24,431 BegElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: Nicolas Huchet (Answer Key)

Movie Worksheet: Nicolas Huchet (Answer Key)

Corinne hoffert
Here are the answers for the video I submitte . I hope you and your students will enjoy working on it. I like the positive attitude and the optimism of this video. In fact you can use it as a bas ...
3 Views 13,046 Adv
Movie Worksheet: Ted Ex- Nicolas Huchet

Movie Worksheet: Ted Ex- Nicolas Huchet

Corinne Hoffert
A video about a young man with a special story,  you will find the video on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SurSYqPB0U ; can be motivating for students and show them that future is ...
5 Views 8,288 Adv
Enhancing Speaking Skills: Merry Xmas and a Happy New year!

Enhancing Speaking Skills: Merry Xmas and a Happy New year!

Ágnes Kiss-Cs.
This ppt is for intermediate or upper-intermediate learners. It focuses on enhancing students' speaking skills and critical thinking. It contains discussion statements, picture descriptions, conve ...
18 Views 26,481 IntAdv
Reading Comprehension - Christmas in India

Reading Comprehension - Christmas in India

What happens in India at Christmas? What is Santa Claus known as in Hindi? What are visitors given at Christmas in India? What is displayed in the windows in Mumbai? Students are asked to read the ...
7 Views 27,414 Elem
Reading Comprehension - Christmas in Australia

Reading Comprehension - Christmas in Australia

What happens in Australia at Christmas? What is the weather like at Christmas in Australia? What does Santa Claus travel in? Students are asked to read the informational text and answer the study ...
12 Views 35,897 Elem
Reading Comprehension - Christmas in Holland

Reading Comprehension - Christmas in Holland

Find out how children in Holland celebrate Christmas. Who delivers the presents to the children? What does Prettig Kerstfeest mean? Students are asked to read through the passage and then answer t ...
10 Views 21,911 Elem
Dot-to-dot - Santa Claus

Dot-to-dot - Santa Claus

Dot-to-dot: Students must start at 1 and count in 1s to connect the dots and complete the picture. This will help their counting skills. They can colour the picture of Santa Claus when they are fi ...
7 Views 22,622 Elem
Dot-to-dot - Christmas Tree

Dot-to-dot - Christmas Tree

Dot-to-dot: Students must start at 1 and count in 1s to connect the dots and complete the picture. This will help their counting skills. They can colour the picture of the Christmas tree when they ...
5 Views 18,117 Elem
John Lennon - Biography

John Lennon - Biography

Sasha
This is a worksheet about John Lennon. Includes short biography and the text of the song "Imagine". I use it on the 8th of December, John Lennon's rememberance day to tell students about this ...
3 Views 20,810 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: Card Games - Learn Context Vocabulary with a Movie Scene

Movie Worksheet: Card Games - Learn Context Vocabulary with a Movie Scene

Before showing students an excerpt of the British TV series Poldark where they will  see the scenes of a card game at a gambling table, hand out the worksheet. You can find episode 6 of this ...
2 Views 12,602 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Natural disaster by Pentatonix

Song Worksheet: Natural disaster by Pentatonix

Yulia
This song is perfect for practising the topic of natural disasters (ex. in Solutions Pre-Intermediate or English File Pre-Intermediate), because it contains a lot of key lexis, such as wild fire, ...
12 Views 20,051 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Song Worksheet: Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood

Song Worksheet: Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood

Yulia
It's a good song to revise body parts and types and parts of clothes. I used it with my teenage students of intermediate level. You have got two main activities in this song: first you need to lis ...
5 Views 23,764 Pre-IntIntAdv
Xmas Facts

Xmas Facts

Ágnes Kiss-Cs.
The fundamental goals of this worksheet are to teach Xmas-related vocabulary to students while making them speak, read and write. The tasks may be ideal for intermediate learners. (key words: X-ma ...
23 Views 21,779 IntAdv
Christmas Post Reading Activity

Christmas Post Reading Activity

Read the simplified version of Christmas story Jesus is born. Cut the sentences from the student`s worksheet, mix them and let students put them in the right order according to the story. Let ...
6 Views 15,245 Pre-IntInt
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Inna Neznakomova
This is a reading activity about the History of the holiday and the modern traditions. The activity is created for B1 students. The matching task is realy easy. This text perfectly corresponds wit ...
2 Views 18,974 Pre-Int

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