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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A very simple exercise - match the pictures with the names of the parts of the house. You can use it when you have 2-3 free minutes after explaining this topic to your class. It can also be an eas ...
This worksheet contains different kinds of questions. Print and cut out the stars stick them face-down on the board and write some numbers back of them. Divide the class into two groups, they choo ...
This worksheet based on the movie (English Today, Track 8, beginner, 00:00- 03:00) which is about making some food. It contains some questions related to ordering favorite food. It is appropriate ...
This worksheet based on the movie (American English File 1, part 1) which is about introducing and talking about families. It contains some questions related to personal information. It is appropr ...
To give teenagers a break from general English classes over the Xmas season. Watch the episode with subtitles with intermediate- advanced students (with advanced you can leave out the subtitles).& ...
This document is useful to business English (ESL) as a second language teachers to help assess their student's goals and needs. It should be used as the start of classes so the teacher can better ...
I used this worksheet for a special Christmas lesson with young learners (11-12 y.o.) and elementary students (aged from 13 to 16). They all loved it! It's based on a famous cartoon which is only ...
This video worksheet is meant for school students (pre-intermediate/ intermediate). The previewing activities include a discussion on how the students get to school. The teacher may ask the stude ...
This is a worksheet about New Year's resolutions. There are three activities including reading (Bart Simpson's resolutions), matching and writing. Students learn the vocabulary to talk about their ...
This song helps to enlarge the vocabulary studying the topic friends. Can be used at the beginning of the year or during all the year as a warming up activity or at the end of the lesson. As a pre ...
I found this fantastic game on BusyTeacher - so thank you to the original author. However, I have adjusted the game, and removed the "Hangman" aspect as this is quite an issue in some schools. I h ...
It's a worksheet to use the day after Christmas holidays. There are lots of questions to make your students speak about what they did, what they liked, what presents they got and many more things ...
This worksheet contains a reading comprehension about Santa Claus. It describes where he lives, what he wears, and what he does every Christmas. It is appropriate for elementary students, particul ...
This worksheet is aimed at intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced students who already have some knowledge on how to form and use compound adjectives. The worksheet presents a set of cards, ...
This worksheet contains 2 activities for describing a holiday. First, there is a matching activity. Secondly, the language learners are asked to work with their partners and ask and answer some qu ...
This is the worksheet I made for the topic "Christmas time". This is a very beautiful and melodic song, which helps students to like English more and meanwhile learn new words connected to the top ...
A song activity based on the famous song of Wham, covered by Taylor Swift. There are several exercises, during listening there are gaps to fill in past tense, multiple choices, then they have to f ...
This power point is about rainforests. English language learners will learn about rainforests and some animals living there. It contains pictures of animals that make it more tangible. The file is ...
This is a worksheet based on New Headway Elementary video about London. It contains a True or False activity. You can play the video and ask your students to answer while watching it. It is a ...
Note for teachers: This 3 minute video shares the Christmas story as told from a simple contemporary translation from the bible. Adapted from www.max7.org, it has been modified to include subtitle ...
This worksheet contains some questions about places in a town. Cut the cards, give each student a card, and ask the students to stand up, walk around the class, and talk with the other classmates. ...
This worksheet contains 8 questions about places in a town and countries. Cut the cards, give a card to each student, set a time limit, and ask your students to stand up, walk around the class, an ...
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