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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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Describing Countries

Describing Countries

ewa
Student a is describing his/her postcard until student b is able to recognise the country. Or student A is talking about stereotypes of a given country and the rest has to guess which country it i ...
8 Views 14,077 All
My Body

My Body

This worksheet contains an activity in which the students are asked to look at the picture and write the body parts, eye, nose, mouth, hand, stomach, elbow, knee, foot, and toe. It is appropriate ...
7 Views 21,631 Elem
Body Parts/ The Monster

Body Parts/ The Monster

This is a worksheet for practicing body parts and questions with third person singular; verb to have. It contains 2 activities. It is appropriate for elementary levels, particularly kids and you m ...
10 Views 33,266 Elem
Feeling and Mood Collocations

Feeling and Mood Collocations

The material is intended for intermediate students and aimed at students’ vocabulary enrichment, students’ collocation awareness building and speaking skills development. It is ce ...
9 Views 25,799 Int
12 Months Make a Year/ Game

12 Months Make a Year/ Game

Place the cards on the board and write numbers 1-12 on the front side of each card. Put the students into two groups. Explain that each card contains a score and they should choose one number from ...
9 Views 21,368 Elem
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Card Game: Months of a Year

Card Game: Months of a Year

You can play different games with these cards. You can put the cards on the desk, put the students into 2 groups, say the month and ask them to grab it. The group with more cards is the winner. Yo ...
8 Views 18,150 Elem
Food I Like- PowerPoint

Food I Like- PowerPoint

This PowerPoint contains some foods such as sandwich, lemonade, grapes, spaghetti, etc. It is appropriate for absolute beginners and you may find it useful at the engagement stage of your teaching ...
9 Views 11,776 Beg
Body- The Monster

Body- The Monster

This is a worksheet for practicing body parts. It contains two activities. First, the students are asked to write short answers, "Yes, it does." or "No, it doesn't." Then, they are asked to count ...
5 Views 17,338 Elem
The Snow Queen Crossword Puzzle

The Snow Queen Crossword Puzzle

Joanna
Another easy worksheet based on a children tale The Snow Queen. This crossword puzzle will help you to check your students' knowledge of new vocab after reading the book. Crosswords are always fun ...
4 Views 10,500 BegElem
Talk about Illnesses

Talk about Illnesses

This worksheet is about illnesses. It contains two activities. First, the students are asked to complete the sentences using common problems, such as sore throat, backache, stomachache, etc. Secon ...
10 Views 73,482 Elem
Best Tips for Public Speaking for ESL Students

Best Tips for Public Speaking for ESL Students

Suzanne Bhagan
One of the main challenges that face ESL and EFL students is public speaking in a foreign language. This worksheet gives ESL and EFL students important tips for public speaking. It also provides c ...
11 Views 35,274 ElemPre-IntInt
Verb Forms- Australia

Verb Forms- Australia

Two texts about Australia to complete with verbs ; passive and active forms , several tenses, to understand what tenses express in time and how or why to use them ( sorry the explanations are in ...
11 Views 34,950 Int
Song Worksheet:The Food Blues by The Corries

Song Worksheet:The Food Blues by The Corries

 A funny song about food and healthy diet. (14-year-olds +) 1) What's in the pictures? 2) Use a dictionary to match the definitions to the highlighted words. 3) Try to fill in the m ...
18 Views 61,959 Pre-IntIntAdv
Song Worksheet: Earth Song by Michael Jackson

Song Worksheet: Earth Song by Michael Jackson

Andini Mukti
I use this worksheet for Listening topic about environment and lifestyles. It can be used as an extra activities in a discussion about the Earth Day. It's quite an old song but still relevant to t ...
8 Views 41,996 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: The Food Blues by The Corries

Song Worksheet: The Food Blues by The Corries

A funny song about food and healthy diet. (14-year-olds +) 1) what's in the pictures? 2) use a dictionary to match the definitions to the highlighted words 3) try to fill in the missing words (wit ...
4 Views 16,560 Pre-IntIntAdv
Mother's Day - Similes (2)

Mother's Day - Similes (2)

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way. This worksheet was created for primary/elementary children and asks students to complete the similes describing ...
9 Views 39,113 Elem
Mother's Day - Similes (1)

Mother's Day - Similes (1)

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way. This worksheet was created for primary/elementary children and asks students to complete the similes describing ...
10 Views 33,400 Elem
Living Room

Living Room

This worksheet includes some questions about the living room. The students are asked to talk with a partner and answer some questions. It is appropriate for elementary and pre-intermediate levels. ...
7 Views 11,488 ElemPre-Int
Mother's Day - Similes

Mother's Day - Similes

A simile is the comparison of two different things using the word 'like' or 'as' e.g. as brave as a lion. This worksheet for primary/elementary children, asks students to write down ten similes ab ...
4 Views 20,458 Elem
Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (5)

Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (5)

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary school students and can be used as an English resource for Mother's Day. Children are asked to look at each picture and put a circle around the le ...
7 Views 24,310 Elem
Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (4)

Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (4)

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary school students and can be used as an English resource for Mother's Day. Children are asked to look at each picture and put a circle around the le ...
4 Views 12,124 Elem
Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (3)

Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (3)

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary school students and can be used as an English resource for Mother's Day. Children are asked to look at each picture and put a circle around the le ...
4 Views 10,784 Elem
Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (2)

Mother's Day - Correct Sentences (2)

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary school students and can be used as an English resource for Mother's Day. Children are asked to look at each picture and put a circle around the le ...
4 Views 14,483 Elem
War Posters Lesson Plan/Worksheet

War Posters Lesson Plan/Worksheet

This lesson plan is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in World War II. It contains information and a comprehension test about American and British war posters. All the war posters are g ...
5 Views 10,552 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: The Short Life of Anne Frank

Movie Worksheet: The Short Life of Anne Frank

This worksheet contains comprehension questions which students answer while watching the movie. The movie (which is about 27 minutes long) tells about the events of World War II through the life o ...
10 Views 25,491 ElemPre-Int

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