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 is a worksheet for primary students. Topics: animals, adjectives, is/isn't/are/aren't. Item I: according to the pictures, complete the sentences as in the example given, using is, isn't, are, ...
This worksheet is to work with A1/A2 vocabulary related to clothes and complements. It is very useful to identify each item with its real concept. The list of items is about the one given to ...
This is an entertaining worksheet to practice family members vocabulary, your students are going to enjoy playing it. It can be used to introduce the topic or to practice after you checked it. &nb ...
Writing a conclusion is an important part of any piece of writing. It is a summary of the main text and leaves the reader with the basic information in the piece. Students are asked to read throug ...
Writing a conclusion is an important part of any piece of writing. It is a summary of the main text and leaves the reader with the basic information in the piece. Students are asked to read throug ...
Writing a conclusion is an important part of any piece of writing. It is a summary of the main text and leaves the reader with the basic information in the piece. Students are asked to read throug ...
Writing a conclusion is an important part of any piece of writing. It is a summary of the main text and leaves the reader with the basic information in the piece. Students are asked to read throug ...
Writing a conclusion is an important part of any piece of writing. It is a summary of the main text and leaves the reader with the basic information in the piece. Students are asked to read throug ...
Writing a conclusion is an important part of any piece of writing. It is a summary of the main text and leaves the reader with the basic information in the piece. Students are asked to read throug ...
This PowerPoint includes some zoo animals such as panda, cheetah, polar bear, dolphin, etc. It is designed for both absolute beginners and elementary levels of learning English. Hope it works!
This is a worksheet about the film "The Spanish Apartment". I showed it to my students who were going on Erasmus. It's a nice film to discuss the importance of different cultures, tolerance and se ...
This is a PowerPoint presentation that contains questions about the film and several quotes that can be used as a starting point to debate important issues raised by "Detachment" (2011). Suggestio ...
Another Anglophenia episode, this time explaining the British education system, as compared to the American one. Watch the video (or better listen) and complete the gaps. Suitable for intermediate ...
Worksheet on cat-idioms and commonly used expressions. The first page suggests phrases definitions, the second - picture practice and intresting facts about cats and the third - phrases in use (di ...
This worksheet contains a gap-filling activity for checking the students' spelling. It is appropriate for absolute beginners of learning English. Hope it works!
There are 7 dialogs which you can use in class. You can have your students memorize them so they can learn which expressions are used while buying food, ordering breakfast, seeing a doctor, bookin ...
A colourful and informative reading about Easter traditions. New, or advanced, vocabulary expressions have been highlighted for the students to make note of, and for the teacher to explain. Two id ...
Exercises about e commerce multiple choice in order to acquire specific terminology and vocabulary ; how to speak about e commerce and its dangers, to be used in classes when speaking about the ...
Cut the worksheet into tiles and then tell the students to match them so they create a proper simile. The first part of a simile is placed on the tile without an image, while the second part ...
It’s not easy remembering events from your childhood. In fact, there were probably many things you used to do that you can’t do now as a grown up. Or, can you? What things ca ...
A fable by James Thurber , reading comprehension. I love this story because it shows how prejudice can lead to hatred and the text can lead to a debate or discussion with students . Here are t ...
A short reading explaining the cost of going to University in the UK (£9000 per year for English students but free for Scottish students) followed by discussion questions. I've used this sev ...
Centres around a short reading on 'homeless spikes'. Spikes are being used to deter homeless people from sleeping in city centres and new ones have just been added in Manchester, UK. Includes a ne ...
This wordsearch is a very helpful and easy way to get to know some words related to the Olympic Games that take place in different countries every four years. In this sense, this activity will hel ...
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