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.
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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This creative writing exercise can be used as an extra resource when teaching students about Halloween. Students are asked to create a story titled 'The Wise Wizard'. Make your story as imaginativ ...
This creative writing exercise can be used as an extra resource when teaching students about Halloween. Students are asked to create a story titled 'A Spooky Night'. Make your story as imaginative ...
This creative writing exercise asks students to create a story titled 'My Pet Dragon' and can be used as an extra resource when teaching students about Halloween. Make your story as imaginative as ...
This worksheet is designed to encourage learners to read and understand a text. There are quick questions to check understanding of both text and vocabulary as well as a discussion sheet where lea ...
Another episode of Anglophenia! This time it takes us back through history and teaches us a few facts about the Vikings. Watch the video and do the two exercises. Suitable for exam-ready students ...
This a story writing exercise and can be used as an extra resource when teaching students about Halloween. Students are asked to write a story titled Trick or treat. Encourage your students to be ...
This is a creative writing exercise. Students are asked to write about the best Halloween costume they've ever been in and go through the entire process of creating it and the reactions of their f ...
All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows, is celebrated on 1st November by the Catholic Church, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. Students are asked to choose one of the four patro ...
This power-point presentation contains some occupations, such as: architect, teacher, artist, etc. It contains subject pronouns (third person) and contractions (he is = he's) and also the use ...
Using "Busy Teacher" word search maker I created this wordsearch to revise and warm up the pupils before we started discussing the topic of our school and timetable. I like using it with the inter ...
A fun worksheet on Halloween, where learners are asked to read and understand small descriptions. They are then asked to use the information from the texts to match the Halloween characters to the ...
This mingling activity might be used as a warm-up for primary students at the elementary level. It lets them revise the spelling, practise "have you got" construction and short answers to it. The ...
This is a video worksheet based on a short CNN interview with an author and life coach Valorie Burton on risky career moves which can actually pay off. The worksheet is intended for intermediate B ...
This worksheet is a wordsearch where learners have to find simple words denoting objects they own like laptop, ice skates, magazine, wallet, etc. But instead of the text clues you've got the pictu ...
Conversation on our experiences of public toilets whilst travelling as well as here in the UK. There is also an introduction on who invented the toilet. The worksheet introduces new vocabulary as ...
This resource can be used to practice counting skills and also as a Halloween worksheet. Students must start at the number 1 and count in 1s to complete the picture. They can colour the picture on ...
This resource can be used to practice counting skills and also as a Halloween worksheet. Students must start at the number 1 and count in 1s to complete the picture. They can colour the picture on ...
This is a complete worksheet for grade 7 midterm test. It covers several topics such as simple present tense, present continuous tense, and simple past tense, preposition of time (in, on, at ...
Fun word search to study vocabulary about landscape. It provides more than ten words about landscapes and suitable for pre-intermediate students as this is not too easy. The words are studied in C ...
This is a perfect game to practice school vocabulary. It can be used with students of any level you like. All you need to do is cut the cards. tThe teacher calls out the words or you can choose a ...
With this game you can practice simple school vocabulary (actions, instructions, telling the time, months, ect.) Students have to answer the questions or follow the instructions. Continue to play ...
Presentation of flags, maps and vocabulary for ESL teacher (beginner level). Pupils can find the information on the maps to link geography and vocabulary. They can touch the corresponding country ...
A fun worksheet to help learners understand the structure Used to+Infinitive. The worksheet is based on the video about the penguin who lives in rather unusual conditions. It contains listening p ...
General review of preposittions on in and at. Also there is/are and to be in simple present. These pages can be used not only for beginners but also for elementary classes, created to provide rea ...
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