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 worksheet is designed for elementary students and young learners. It contains two parts, first: school action verbs and present continuous and question formation with "what". Second part: cou ...
This game is played in two teams. Team 1 chooses a category and a point amount (for example: Famous People for 20 points). They have one minute to think it over. If the answer is correct, they get ...
This is a PowerPoint about things we wear containing images and a link to a short video which is appropriate for young learners of the English language. You can also use the questions which are ad ...
This is a worksheet for practicing different types of weather. It includes two activities and it is designed for both elementary and pre-intermediate levels. Hope it works well!
This board game is really useful for teaching and reviewing school action verbs and present progressive. It is appropriate for young learners, and beginners. You copy and cut them, write a nu ...
This PPT includes some food items such as pineapples, eggplants, pears, celery, garlic, etc. It also shows that where these foods come from. It is designed for both elementary and pre-intermediate ...
Tic Tac Toe is an interesting game. This file is for reviewing some food items and the dictation. The included words are eggplant, spinach, broccoli, olive, garlic, black pepper, celery, pickles, ...
This worksheet is helpful for teaching and practicing how to greet and meet people. It contains three questions such as: different ways of saying hello and goodbye (formal and informal) and making ...
This is a PowerPoint for teaching food/ quantities. It includes different food items such as pickles, bread, grapes, cans, etc. It also contains their quantities. It is designed for elementary lev ...
This can be used as a Father's Day resource and to practice writing similes. A simile is the comparison of two different things using the word 'like' or 'as' e.g. as brave as a lion. Students are ...
Watch this video and find out why the Brits are so obsessed with tea. Listening and informative activity suitable for intermediate and upper-intermediate levels. Anglophenia is a great series on y ...
Early Reader Booklet - Words that start with 'a'. This English resource was created for elementary/primary children and makes a great introductory booklet for young readers. It includes eight page ...
This PowerPoint contains the three main meals. I also included some foods that we may have in each meal. It follows with some CCQs to check the learners' understanding. Hope it works well!
This is a PowerPoint about things we wear containing a clip art which is appropriate for young learners of English as a second language. It has also some concept checking questions at the end so t ...
This English resource was created for elementary/primary children and makes a great introductory booklet for young readers. It includes eight pages with sentences and pictures to colour that are a ...
This worksheet aims at young learners who have learnt the animals and need some kind of revision. It will facilitate them to practice both their spelling of the particular animals and how they are ...
This is a PP presentation for revising opposites, colours, animals, feelings and family relationships at a very elementary level. I made it as a revision before young learners' first test but you ...
This is a game that I've designed for my elementary level/ orientation session. It includes different questions that students are supposed to know. It includes different items, like animals, ...
Here you will find the song worksheet with a random fill in the blank with word bank at the bottom. Singer- Nadav Guedj from the Eurorvision 2015, contest team Israel. Great for the end of th ...
This board game is for beginners to practice using demonstrative pronouns (this/that/these/those). You need a copy of the board game, two marks and a coin for each pair of students. Procedure ...
This power-point presentation is appropriate for teaching feelings related vocabulary items, such as angry, impatient, sad, upset, excited, happy. This is suitable for young learners. It contains ...
I designed this game for the first session of my pre-intermediate class. It includes different questions that students have learned in elementary level. The instruction for the game is included. H ...
Here is a power point about weather. This relates to a story book "How's the weather?" (Dolphin Readers, level one). They are some pictures in this power point to speak about he weather &nbs ...
This is a colorful power point contains some questions with have/has and food items. It is useful for elementary level. Hope you enjoy this delicious power point and use it in your classes to chec ...
This is game for reviewing different subjects including daily routines, animals, jobs, and five senses. It is designed for elementary level. Write numbers 1-20 on the other side of each card. Pin ...
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