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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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I Know Lots of Animals

I Know Lots of Animals

BusyTeacher Contributor
The primary aim of this task sheet is to improve students' vocabulary on animals (domestic, wild and pets). During solving the tasks, pupils can improve their reading and writing skills as well. T ...
7 Views 14,177 Elem
The Movies

The Movies

This power-point presentation is appropriate for teaching movies vocabulary items and different kinds of genres. It's appropriate for any levels. 
7 Views 18,415 All
Describe Your Relatives

Describe Your Relatives

This power-point presentation is useful for teaching how to describe your relatives (physical appearance)". It's appropriate for elementary students.
5 Views 11,465 BegElem
Spelling List - Hanukkah

Spelling List - Hanukkah

Spelling is important because it aids in both reading and writing. This spelling worksheet includes words associated with Hanukkah. Students learn the spelling and firstly put them in alphabetical ...
1 Views 15,973 Elem
Story Writing - Hanukkah

Story Writing - Hanukkah

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary children. Students are asked to look at the picture and write a story to tell what's happening. A Jewish family are celebrating Hanukkah. How do f ...
3 Views 16,622 Elem
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Going Shopping

Going Shopping

'Going shopping' includes vocabulary, image reading, speaking and writing activities that can help you better explain the content to your students. This PPT is created specifically for Thai s ...
16 Views 33,517 ElemPre-IntInt
Directions: Asking and Giving

Directions: Asking and Giving

This PowerPoint Presentation is for the basic understanding of asking and giving directions. It includes basic vocabulary, prepositions of directions, conversations and common usages. There are al ...
38 Views 139,400 ElemPre-IntInt
Environmental Issues

Environmental Issues

Mariela Busleimán
This is an exam designed for pre-intermediate students. They are expected to use related vocab, plus some grammar notions like pressent perfect, future forms, zero/first/second conditionals, compa ...
6 Views 35,397 Pre-Int
Put in the Missing Letters of the Body

Put in the Missing Letters of the Body

Rania Foka
This worksheet has been designed for very young learners of English who have already been taught the parts of the body. It aims at them pracitising their spelling of the targeted vocabulary. They ...
5 Views 14,988 Beg
Describing Pets Worksheet

Describing Pets Worksheet

This is aimed at allowing students to practice both writing and speaking about the characteristics of their pets, whether past, present or futuristic. I recommend that you pre-teach the vocabulary ...
3 Views 17,345 ElemPre-Int
Health Bingo

Health Bingo

Bingo: a fun game to review some phrases and vocabulary items about health. The teacher has to read out the words by randomly selecting them from a bag and the students have to cross them out. Thi ...
10 Views 27,671 ElemPre-Int
Food

Food

This worksheet contains an activity for reviewing some food vocabulary items including, lemonade, apple, banana, orange, cookie, sandwich, cake, and ice cream. Hope it helps.
3 Views 13,144 Elem
Health, Speaking

Health, Speaking

This worksheet includes different questions about health. It is appropriate for speaking classes. Hope it helps.
6 Views 41,870 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: President Obama's Statement on the Paris Attacks

Movie Worksheet: President Obama's Statement on the Paris Attacks

BusyTeacher Contributor
This is a worksheet for a listening and viewing comprehension about a statement that President Obama gave just after the attacks took place. Recommended level is pre-intermediate. It goes with thi ...
4 Views 16,689 Pre-Int
Alphabet A-V

Alphabet A-V

This worksheet is designed for practicing dictation (a-v) in absolutely beginner level class. The students are asked to write the words. Hope it works!
4 Views 11,653 BegElem
Thanksgiving Day, Reading

Thanksgiving Day, Reading

This worksheet includes a reading comprehension for Thanksgiving Day. It is appropriate for elementary level. Hope it helps!
9 Views 49,234 Elem
Song Worksheet: Body Parts by The Plain White T's

Song Worksheet: Body Parts by The Plain White T's

Isa
Use this worksheet to teach students some body parts and romantic vocabulary. To complete this exercise, you need to provide the audio file of the music Body Parts by The Plain White T's. It ...
4 Views 13,305 All
Who Are You? Where Are You From?

Who Are You? Where Are You From?

Blankinja
This sheet is for teaching expanded family vocabulary.  You can use it individually or in groups. There are descriptions adapted from Wikipedia about celebrities and their ancestry and studen ...
3 Views 14,151 Pre-IntIntAdv
Movie Worksheet: Mickey Mouse on Ice

Movie Worksheet: Mickey Mouse on Ice

Maria
The worksheet was made for students of the age of 7-13. This winter task will help your students to practice winter vocabulary and revise the present continuous tense, the present perfect tense, ...
9 Views 28,852 BegElemPre-Int
Fashion Flashcards

Fashion Flashcards

If you are teaching the theme of fashion and you don't have the time to look for flashcards, then just use these ones. They are fancy and target patterns, textures, material, and even some other u ...
11 Views 25,134 ElemPre-IntInt
Word Scramble - Thanksgiving

Word Scramble - Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. It is a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Students must r ...
4 Views 42,984 Elem
Word Search - Thanksgiving

Word Search - Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving - Word Search. This word search can be used as a fun activity with your class when teaching them about Thanksgiving. There are nineteen words all associated with Thanksgiving to find ...
5 Views 30,150 Elem
Acrostic Poem - Thanksgiving

Acrostic Poem - Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. It is a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Students are as ...
3 Views 23,946 Elem
Reading Comprehension - Wild Turkeys (Non-fiction)

Reading Comprehension - Wild Turkeys (Non-fiction)

This Thanksgiving worksheet includes facts about wild turkeys. It can be added as an extra resource when learning about Thanksgiving. Students are asked to read the article and then answer the stu ...
8 Views 30,646 Elem
Creative Writing - Thanksgiving Story (3)

Creative Writing - Thanksgiving Story (3)

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. This picture shows a turkey wearing a chef's hat, holding a pie. Write a funny Thanksgiving story to ex ...
4 Views 17,955 Elem

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