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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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