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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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First Letter Sounds

First Letter Sounds

This is a fun worksheet for early learners to practice their first letter sounds. Children join each letter to the picture with the same beginning sound. There are five letters to match with each ...
5 Views 11,895 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Rebel without a Cause

Movie Worksheet: Rebel without a Cause

A comprehension sheet for  the opening scene of the famous film with James Dean and Nathalie Wood .The subject chosen is teen problems to lead to a comparison between teens nowadays and in th ...
4 Views 9,594 IntAdv
Business English - Economic Failure

Business English - Economic Failure

A list of 32 questions about economic failure covering losses, bankruptcy, staff redundancy and takeover. The purpose is to activate words students should know at intermediate level but may not be ...
6 Views 25,255 IntAdv
Reading Comprehension- Native Americans

Reading Comprehension- Native Americans

Rabeea
The following worksheet is a comprehension passage about native Americans. It includes general information as to why native Americans are called nomads and how they crossed the ice bridge and lear ...
17 Views 35,615 ElemPre-Int
Nigeria

Nigeria

Rabeea
This is a short booklet used for my grade 4 to teach them about basic Nigerian facts. It includes facts, flag, geography, topography, language, sports, people and culture, government and economy a ...
2 Views 6,995 BegElemPre-Int
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Movie Worksheet: George of the Jungle. Part 2

Movie Worksheet: George of the Jungle. Part 2

Here you will find exercises for part 2 of the film "George of the Jungle". The exercises are for before and after watching. Some can be set as homework. Most of them should be done in class. Stud ...
3 Views 9,562 Pre-IntIntAdv
Movie Worksheet: George of the Jungle. Part 1

Movie Worksheet: George of the Jungle. Part 1

Here you will find exercises for part 1 of the film "George of the Jungle". The exercises are for before and after watching. Some can be set as homework. Most of them should be done in class. Stud ...
3 Views 11,720 Pre-IntIntAdv
Types of Crimes

Types of Crimes

Sander Felipe
It is a worksheet about the different kinds of crimes that we have in English. It can be used as a vocabulary game, where students can work individually or in a group to see how many meanings they ...
6 Views 28,138 IntAdv
The Home

The Home

This is a 3-page worksheet which includes four activities for practicing the rooms of a house and family members. It is designed for elementary level and you may find it useful at the study part o ...
10 Views 25,986 Elem
Learning Colors with Characters

Learning Colors with Characters

Carol Schweiss
I put this together specially for my younger students. By using movie characters they're familiar with I hoped to make it easier for them to learn colors and remember them. Based on their favorite ...
5 Views 11,977 Beg
Song Worksheet: Hey, Julie (Phrasal Verbs)

Song Worksheet: Hey, Julie (Phrasal Verbs)

A very upbeat song alive with phasal verbs. Your kids will greatly enjoy singing the song all together. The excercises of the worksheet include an 'order the lines' excercise and a 'fill in the ga ...
2 Views 20,130 Pre-IntIntAdv
School Objects

School Objects

This is a revision worksheet. Students do different activities to revise days of the week, colours and school objects. In the first activity, students find days of the week in a wordsearch. T ...
9 Views 26,878 BegElem
Movie Worksheet: We Bought a Zoo

Movie Worksheet: We Bought a Zoo

Auris
The worksheet includes 3 short fragments of the film, there are 4 types of questions: open, multiple choice, fill in the gaps and multi-optional (more than one answer is possible), students need t ...
8 Views 23,792 Pre-IntInt
Savannah Animals

Savannah Animals

Victor
A helpful powerpoint presentation to help kids relate the Savannah animals with their names. You can use as flashcards or as a part of a mimic game. It's very helpful with second language students ...
4 Views 7,176 Beg
Forest Animals

Forest Animals

Victor
A helpful powerpoint presentation to help kids relate the forest animals with their names. You can use as flashcards or as a part of a mimic game. It's very helpful with second language students, ...
6 Views 9,537 Beg
Farm Animals

Farm Animals

Victor
A helpful powerpoint presentation to help kids relate the farm animals with their names. You can use as flashcards or as a part of a mimic game. It's very helpful with second language students, yo ...
6 Views 11,413 Beg
My Family

My Family

This is a worksheet for practicing family members and third person singular and it is designed for elementary level. It includes an activity in which students are asked to write sentences using th ...
6 Views 30,146 Elem
The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Tamara
I use this ppt to introduce this country to my students. I think it will help you in your work. It is easy and gives your students the first impressions about the country. The ppt has one task. ...
9 Views 19,160 ElemPre-Int
Vertical Addition with Carrying

Vertical Addition with Carrying

Carrying is an important maths skill that builds on a child's understanding of place value. This maths worksheet was created for primary/elementary school students and it includes 20 vertical addi ...
4 Views 11,741 Elem
Basic Survival Sentences

Basic Survival Sentences

This worksheet contains some basic phrases to help students interact in English. It is very helpful to give to our students on their first day of class. It is also good because it will guide stude ...
11 Views 19,144 Elem
Religious Groups

Religious Groups

This power-point presentation is related to different religions and religious groups such as: Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism. It includes some short information about each. It's appropr ...
5 Views 8,042 Pre-IntInt
Colors

Colors

This power-point presentation is helpful for reviewing the colors such as: pink, blue, green, black, yellow, brown, red and purple. It also includes question formation with "what". It is appropria ...
10 Views 16,289 Beg
Clothes Puzzle

Clothes Puzzle

Rania Foka
This worksheet aims at the revision of clothes through a puzzle. Young learners is known for liking puzzles and pictures. In this particular worksheet they are asked to look at different clothing ...
4 Views 14,250 Beg
School, Action Verbs

School, Action Verbs

This power-point presentation is appropriate for teaching and reviewing school related action verbs such as: cutting, erasing, reading, using, etc. It's suitable for young learners. It also p ...
10 Views 22,965 BegElem
My Classroom

My Classroom

This is a 2-page-worksheet for practicing "Classroom Items". It contains three activities and it is designed for elementary level. You may find it useful at the study stage of your teaching. Hope ...
4 Views 24,147 Elem

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