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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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Movie Worksheet: Recycle Now

Movie Worksheet: Recycle Now

Listening & speaking by A. Maitree Jeremy, Kingston Crown. Level :  elementary - pre-intermediate. Grammar focus : passive voice. Instructions : 1. The teacher reads out the ...
4 Views 19,351 ElemPre-Int
Amazing Animal Facts

Amazing Animal Facts

This worksheet can be used as a warmer/filler or when studying animals. It makes people think and they discover something new for themselves. I adapted the facts from the book '1001 unvelievable f ...
5 Views 10,682 ElemPre-Int
Earth Day - Life Cycle of a Plant

Earth Day - Life Cycle of a Plant

This page familiarises students with the life cycle of a plant from seed germination to fertilisation. Students read the text and answer the study questions. This worksheet can be used as an extra ...
4 Views 18,218 Elem
Earth Day - Plant Questions

Earth Day - Plant Questions

This worksheet asks students to answer ten questions about plants. They have a word list to help them. This can also be used as an extra resource when teaching students about Earth Day. Earth Day ...
5 Views 17,837 Elem
Alphabet's Missing Letters

Alphabet's Missing Letters

Rania Foka
This worksheet was designed having in mind young learners at an early stage. The teacher can isolate the pictures and start teaching six to seven words per teaching hour. Once all the words have b ...
6 Views 17,625 Beg
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Friendship - Open Questions and Quotes PPT

Friendship - Open Questions and Quotes PPT

Yet another PPT by Alex. This one is about "Friends and Friendship". At first students are offered to answer and discuss a few open questions (connected to the topic, of course, then talk about so ...
11 Views 17,568 Pre-IntInt
Earth Day - Acrostic Poem

Earth Day - Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is a fun poem for kids. Each acrostic poem has a topic idea running down the left side of the poem. Each letter in the topic word has a new thought that runs off the side from lef ...
3 Views 17,014 Elem
Earth Day - Vocabulary

Earth Day - Vocabulary

Students are asked to look at the words and write down the definitions next to each word. These words are associated with the environment and can be used as an extra resource when teaching student ...
2 Views 14,717 Elem
Earth Day - Word Search

Earth Day - Word Search

This worksheet can be used as a fun resource when teaching students about Earth Day. There are twenty-one environment-related words hidden in the grid. Students are asked to find the words in the ...
4 Views 19,174 Elem
Earth Day - Addition

Earth Day - Addition

This worksheet is a great way to to help younger children with their addition skills. They must count the number of leaves and write the answer in the space provided. This maths worksheet can also ...
3 Views 11,564 Elem
Fruit and Vegetables Domino Game

Fruit and Vegetables Domino Game

This is a fruit and vegetable domino game. The children need to match the fruit or vegetable to the description. It can be played as a relay race. The children need to hop to the first card, rea ...
5 Views 25,422 Elem
Clothes Worksheet

Clothes Worksheet

This is a worksheet for young kids to improve their writing at the same time they learn clothing items in English. It is perfect for kids who are still learning how to write. There is lots of spac ...
7 Views 12,096 Beg
Describing People

Describing People

This power point presentation provides the necessary vocabulary to describe people. It includes physical features and clothes vocabulary. It is presented in a clear and organized way, so your stud ...
14 Views 37,444 Pre-IntInt
Movies(cards for discussion+SB).

Movies(cards for discussion+SB).

I use it with pre-int students. SB Solutions Pre-Int. 2-nd edition, unit 4 Lights, Camera,Action Use this link to downloand audio SB WB TB if it's necessary. Interm. students enjoyed unit 4A ...
7 Views 13,849 Pre-Int
Find Someone Who- Present Simple

Find Someone Who- Present Simple

Khatuna
It's a nice speaking activity after we have covered family members, countries and nationalities in class. Ask students to write questions they will ask the rest of the students in advance to make ...
6 Views 14,015 ElemPre-Int
Volcano Game: Body Parts

Volcano Game: Body Parts

Before the class, draw 3 or 4 volcanoes on the other side of three or four index cards and write scores on the others. Place the cards on the board, so the students can see the pictures. Divide th ...
10 Views 27,981 Elem
Gypsies

Gypsies

This is part of the first unit with my students of 4th grade (15 to 17 years old). The unit is Lifestyles and they have chosen several sub-cultures to study during this unit. The worksheet include ...
12 Views 15,655 Pre-Int
Antonym Match (2)

Antonym Match (2)

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary students. An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good ). Students are asked to match the word on the left with the anto ...
8 Views 34,568 Elem
Antonym Match (1)

Antonym Match (1)

This worksheet was created for primary/elementary students. An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good ). Students are asked to match the word on the left with the anto ...
11 Views 24,651 Elem
Doing or to Do? (Infinitives & Gerunds)

Doing or to Do? (Infinitives & Gerunds)

This worksheet is to help learners identify after what verbs we use infinitives and gerunds. It starts of with a dicatagloss, done in teams or individually, about personalities types. After the st ...
14 Views 22,993 Pre-IntIntAdv
Personality Types / Strenghts and Weaknesses

Personality Types / Strenghts and Weaknesses

It is a classic worksheet for students to think about adjectives and then classify them. Students will be able to revise what they have learnt. This worksheet presents basic personality adjectives ...
18 Views 31,647 ElemPre-Int
Word Formation: Making Words Negative + Verbs

Word Formation: Making Words Negative + Verbs

Use this worksheet to teach students about negating affixes and affixes that make verbs. The worksheet includes some examples for each affix. Teacher should check if students know the meaning of a ...
14 Views 35,127 IntAdv
Word Formation Basics/Theory

Word Formation Basics/Theory

Use this worksheet to introduce your students to the idea of word formation and the basic affixes there are for it. It can also serve as reference material for later practice. It introduces the mo ...
16 Views 35,401 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: White Flag by Dido - Relationships

Song Worksheet: White Flag by Dido - Relationships

Yanina
Thia worksheet will allow students to start a debate about painful relationships and broken hearts. First, they have to spot the extra word in some verses and then guess the meaning of some idioms ...
1 Views 17,013 Int
Synonym Match (2)

Synonym Match (2)

A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close. This worksheet asks students to match th ...
6 Views 18,676 Elem

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