ESL Vocabulary Building

Vocabulary-building resources for teachers and English as a Second Language learners, including professional and business terms, idioms, slang, jargon, word games, quizzes, worksheets, and learning techniques.

  • Crime scene barrier tape
    Vocabulary About Crime and Criminals
  • American Robin with wiggling worm in beak
    How to Learn Idioms and Expressions in Context
  • Jigsaw pieces bridging the gap
    Content and Function Words
  • Food vocabulary
    Food Vocabulary for English Learners
  • Senior Women Playing Board Game
    10 Idioms and Expressions Using the Word "Game"
  • Girl Studying
    Verb + Preposition Combinations
  • a woman surrounded by floating clocks
    Idioms and Expressions for the Word "Time"
  • An extreme close up of a smiling man's eye
    Sayings, Maxims, and Proverbs About Eyes
  • Norwegian horses eating hay
    'Like' Used in Idioms and Expressions
  • Out for the count at work
    English Idioms and Expressions Using the Word 'All'
  • Going out for Dinner
    Vocabulary Related to How Food Tastes and Food Preparation
  • Audience at conference
    Vocabulary Chart ESL Lesson Plan
  • Reporters
    Media Vocabulary for English Learners
  • Teacher writing on chalkboard in a classroom
    Education Vocabulary for English Learners
  • Road in desert with a question mark in the clouds
    English Vocabulary and Examples for Talking About the Weather
  • closeup of bottle with cork in it
    Idioms and Expressions Starting With "Put"
  • Aries
    Zodiac Signs and the Words That Describe Them
  • UK and USA Flags
    American English to British English Vocabulary
  • Teacher Assisting Students in Classroom
    Easy English Proverbs to Learn
  • let sleeping dogs lie
    Popular Cliches Explained for ESL Students
  • Man running in warm clothes
    Idioms and Expressions With Run
  • Man and woman talking
    Gender in English: He, She or It?
  • couple running
    Dating and Marriage Vocabulary in English
  • Describing People
    Building Character Vocabulary
  • Using a Collocation Dictionary
    Using a Collocation Dictionary to Improve Your English
  • Potted Plants On Balcony Of House in Italy
    Italian Vocabulary for the House
  • Meniscus. Curved surface (meniscus) of water in graduated cylinder. Liquid volume measured by reading the scale at the bottom of the meniscus. The reading is 82.6 mL
    Abbreviations and Acronyms for English Learners
  • Raising a Hand
    Top Ten Uses of Get
  • How to Improve Your Vocabulary
  • Money
    Collocations With Money
  • Woman concentrating on work
    Learning Vocabulary With Word Forms
  • The astrological clock face in St.Mark's square
    Lesson Plan: Your Zodiac Sign
  • Portrait of happy woman with blowing hair
    Overview of Vocabulary Describing Physical Characteristics
  • Fashion designers working in an office
    Commonly Confused Word Pairs for ESL Learners
  • Mom Working with Baby
    Idioms and Expressions - 'As ... As'
  • Professional news anchors onset before a broadcast
    Creating a Newscast as an ESL Lesson
  • Do you see?
    Example Sentences of the Verb See
  • Bacon and eggs
    Nonreversible Word Pairs
  • Boy and girl work together in math chalkboard
    Math Vocabulary
  • Job Fair
    Names of Professions and Jobs for English Learners
  • Young girl looking at an English dictionary.
    5 Top English Learner Dictionaries
  • Back view of woman with fitness gear
    Parts of the Body for English Learners
  • Two Young Men Talking
    Idioms and Expressions - Get
  • Asking for Directions
    Buildings and Places: Key Vocabulary in English
  • Young woman whispering secret into friend's ear
    Idioms and Expressions That Use Have
  • Woman crying looking at a table
    "Out" Idioms and Expressions
  • An artist in his studio stands in front two large, colorful canvases
    What Makes an Artist an Artist? Learn Idioms in Context
  • Twitter Bird
    Idioms in Context: Expressions and Their Meanings
  • A child writing in a word document
    Verbs Used With Electronics
  • People eating at restaurant
    Food Lesson for an ESL Learner
  • Baseball mit catching a baseball
    Sports Vocabulary for English Learners
  • Student with Difficulties
    Lesson Plan: Matching Opposites
  • Group of people working at table
    Phrasal Verbs about Money for English Learners
  • Dog party
    English Idioms and Expressions
  • DMV
    Driver Education Key Vocabulary for English Learners
  • Bee
    Sounds People and Things Make
  • Confusing Verb Pairs II
  • Hand gesturing towards a paper
    Basic English Key Words List: Verbs, Prepositions, Articles
  • Visual Dictionary
    How to Use a Visual Dictionary for English Learners
  • Spending time together
    ESL Shopping Vocabulary Exercise to Fill in the Gap
  • Soccer players training on field
    Vocabulary Building With Collocation Lists of Sports
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