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FREE ESL Worksheets

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	Title: Phonics and Pronunciation - CAPTAIN TSH! Description: From the worksheet, "The letters ‘ch’ at beginning of an English word does not sound like ‘sh’. The ‘ch’ sounds like ‘sh’ with a ‘t’ in front of it -- ‘tsh’. Each pair of pictures has words that sound the same; the only difference is that one word starts with CH and the other with SH."
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	121KB	2	TEYL

	Title: Phonics and Pronunciation - SHERIFF SCHWA! Description: From the worksheet, "The schwa is represented by this symbol “”. The schwa represents the unstressed vowel sound in English words and phrases. The schwa is the most common vowel sound in the English language! Examples: The ‘a’ in about; the ‘e’ in taken; the ‘i’ in pencil; the ‘o’ in eloquent; the ‘u’ in circus, the ‘y’ in syringe. CIRCLE THE SCHWA SOUND IN EACH WORD."
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	71KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WINTER WORD SHAPES Description: Winter vocabulary exercise. This worksheet is good for children who need help with writing -- especially tall letters ("t", "f", "h", etc.) and letters that go below the line ("g", "j", "p", etc.). Answer key included.
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	86KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WINTER FUN - Crossword Puzzles Description: This worksheet can be used to supplement a cultural lesson about winter in English speaking countries. There is a regular crossword and an easier version that gives more hints for younger children. Puzzle solution included.
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	253KB	3	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WINTER QUIZ Description: This worksheet is a quiz about winter vocabulary. This is a good warmup for the Winter Fun Crosswords and Winter Fun Word Shapes. Answer key included.
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	118KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WINTER WORD SHAPES Description: Winter vocabulary exercise. This worksheet is good for children who need help with writing -- especially tall letters ("t", "f", "h", etc.) and letters that go below the line ("g", "j", "p", etc.). Answer key included.
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	86KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: FIN'S SUMMER JOURNAL - Word Chop Description: From the worksheet, "Help Fin the Dolphin write his journal by putting the chopped up words back together. Please write the words in his Summer Journal." With Word Chop exercises children learn to identify common beginnings and endings to words. Children use visual cues for this task, but more importantly, they try to sound out the word formations which helps them to form a link between what is read/seen and the sound of the words. Answer sheet included.
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	156KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Exploding Words Description: Create smaller words with the letters of the word "sunglasses".
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	196KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: CUT 'N PASTE - The Seasons Description: Trace the words, cut out the pictures with scissors, and glue the picture into the appropriate box. The words are Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. This is a great way for younger children to practice writing, word matching, along with their manual dexterity skills of cutting and gluing.
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	122KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WORD SCRAMBLE - Summer Fun Description: From the worksheet, "Unscramble the words to discover Tina the Turtle's favorite summer things."
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	111KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: CUT 'N PASTE - Summer Fun Description: Trace the words, cut out the pictures with scissors, and glue the picture into the appropriate box. The words are picnic, sun, lemonade, and beach. This is a great way for younger children to practice writing, word matching, along with their manual dexterity skills of cutting and gluing.
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	75KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WORD SEARCH - Summer Fun Description: Find these words in the puzzle: sun, outside, camping, travel, pool, lemonade, nature, ocean, park, and relax. Solution included.
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	29KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WORD SCRAMBLE - Animal Party Description: From the worksheet, "Unscramble the following words to see which animals Eli the Elephant* invited to his party.*" Answer key included.
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	209KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WORD SCRAMBLE - Fruit Salad Description: From the worksheet, "Unscramble the following words to help Tyber the Monkey* make a fruit salad.*" Answer key included.
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	102KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: WORD SCRAMBLE - Scrambled Eggs Description: From the worksheet, "Unscramble the following words to see what Dan the Dragon* had for breakfast.*" Answer key included.
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	79KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Back to School - Connecto Man Description: School vocabulary. Connect the dots to form the words. Answer key included.
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	272KB	2	ATT Inc.

	Title: Back to School - WORD DETECTIVE Mystery 1 Description: Solve the mystery! Find the letters missing in each of the words. Answer key included.
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	201KB	2	ATT Inc.

	Title: Back to School - WORD DETECTIVE Mystery 2 Description: Solve the mystery! Find the letters missing in each of the words. Answer key included.
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	196KB	2	ATT Inc.

	Title: Word Detective - SPORTS Description: Solve the mystery! Find the letters missing in each of the words. Help Wally the Detective solve the Mystery of the Letters. Answer key included.
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	127KB	2	Teacher Development

	Title: A Witch's Brew - WORD CHOP Description: From the worksheet: "Help the witch make her brew by putting the chopped up words back together. Please write the words in her magic spell book." Answer key included.
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	158KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Farm Animals - WORD SEARCH Description: Hidden words: pig, cow, horse, goat, dog, sheep, duck, and goose. Solution included.
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	132KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Short Vowel "e" - WORD SEARCH Description: Find words with the short "e" vowel sound. Solution included.
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	21KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: DOLCH WORDS Description: Steaming Words worksheets help children to practice reading words by sight. The “Dolch words” are words mostly commonly found in children’s books. Each worksheet is for a different level.
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Third Grade	46KB	1	Online Course
First Grade	46KB	1	Online Course
Primer	46KB	1	Online Course
Pre-Primer	46KB	1	Online Course
Pre-Primer	45KB	1	Online Course

	Title: Animal Collectives - Vocabulary Description: What do you call a group of leapords? A leap. Children learn animals, the plural form (goose/geese), and the collective name for a group of animals.
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Goose, hen, bee, leopard.	82KB	1	Online Course
Flamingo, rhinoceros, chick, owl.	106KB	1	Online Course
Duck, horse, locust, fish.	63KB	1	Online Course

	Title: Crypto Spy - SPORTS Description: Which is the most watched sport in the world? Which sport has a ball with exactly 108 stitches? The code has to be cracked to find the answers to the riddles.
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	38KB	1	Teacher Training Course

	Title: PHONICS - Beginning Words Description: The students trace the words and color the pictures that begin with the target letter sound.
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"B" Sound	81KB	1	Online Course
"C" Sound	83KB	1	Online Course
"P" Sound	99KB	1	Online Course
"D" Sound	117KB	1	Online Course

	Title: PHONICS - Rhymes With... Description: The students trace the words and color the pictures that rhyme with the target word.
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Rhymes with CAT	98KB	1	Online Course
Rhymes with CAKE	63KB	1	Online Course
Rhymes with SHEEP	106KB	1	Online Course
Rhymes with BUG	93KB	1	Online Course
Rhymes with FLAG	59KB	1	Online Course
Rhymes with PUNK	115KB	1	Online Course

	Title: Writing Practice 1 - ALL 26 LETTERS (26 pages) Description: Great for writing practice. Remember that there are 26 worksheets and all the letters of the alphabet are included. There are arrows showing the proper order of the strokes to make each letter.
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	929KB	26	CertTEYL

	Title: Writing Practice 2 - ALL 26 LETTERS (26 pages) Description: Great for writing practice and letter recognition. The students trace UPPERCASE and lowercase for each of the letters. In the second part of the worksheet the student has to find and circle the key letter.
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	509KB	26	CertTEYL

	Title: CROSSWORD PUZZLES Description: Easy crossword puzzles for younger children.
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Back to School 1	146KB	2	Online Course
Back to School 2	143KB	2	Online Course
Back to School 3	140KB	2	Online Course
Farm Animals 1	124KB	1	Online Course
Farm Animals 2	127KB	1	Online Course
Farm Animals 3	159KB	1	Online Course
Farm Animals 4	45KB	2	Online Course
Farm Animals 5	45KB	2	Online Course

	Title: Maze - Summer Description: Help Billy to find the pool and cool off!
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	42KB	1	CertTEYL

	Title: BABY ANIMALS Description: From the worksheet: "Help the mommy animal find her babies. Write the animal names on the lines." Children learn the names of animals and the equivalent names for the baby animals.
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Duck, bear, horse, and pig.	43KB	1	Online Course
Chicken, kangaroo, cow, and cat.	228KB	1	Online Course
Goat, dog, sheep, and moose.	148KB	2	Online Course
Deer, swan, frog, and goose.	142KB	1	Online Course
Whale, owl, rabbit, and tiger.	144KB	1	Online Course

HOLIDAY Section
[These holiday/observances worksheets are listed in calendar chronological order.]

Popular holidays/observances in English-speaking countries:

January 1 New Year's Day
January 26 Australia Day
February 1 Groundhog Day
February 6 Waitangi Day (New Zealand Day)
February 14 Valentine's Day
March 17 St. Patrick's Day
March/April Easter (variable dates)
April 1 April Fool's Day
May Mother's Day (2nd Sunday)
June Father's Day (3rd Sunday)
July 1 Canada Day
July 4 Independence Day (U.S.)
October/November Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November for U.S. and 2nd Monday of October for Canada)
October 31 Halloween
December 25 Christmas
December 26 to January 1 Kwanzaa
November/December/January Hanukkah (variable dates)

	Title: Chinese New Year Description: Can be used for every Chinese new year. Includes all 12 animals. Students can use the Internet to help complete this task. NOTE: This worksheet is not in our HOLIDAY SECTION because although very popular internationally, it is still not a holiday that is widely observed in English speaking countries.
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	121KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Crypto Spy - Groundhog Day Description: Crack the code to find the answer to these riddles: "What happens if the groundhog sees its shadow?" and "What happens if the groundhog does not see its shadow?"
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	85KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Groundhog Maze - Groundhog Day Description: Help the Groundhog find its shadow!
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	68KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: CLOZE - Valentine's Day - Aesop's *"The Lion in Love"* Description: Intermediate/Advanced students fill in the blanks to complete this story. The story can be read and discussed before completing this task. An alternative activity can be for the students to dramatize this story or to re-write it with a different ending. Answer key included.
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	143KB	2	Online Course

	Title: WORD SEARCH - Valentine's Day Description: Fun worksheet for Valentine's Day!
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	172KB	2	Online Course

	Title: Crypto Spy - Valentine's Day Description: Crack the code to find the answers to these Valentine's Day riddles! Three different levels. Enjoy!
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Beginner/Intermediate	44KB	1	Online Course
Advanced 1	49KB	1	Online Course
Advanced 2	50KB	1	Online Course

	Title: CUT 'N PASTE - St. Patrick's Day Description: Trace the words. Cut out the pictures and paste into the right boxes.
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	106KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Shamrock Maze - St. Patrick's Day Description: Help the Leprechaun find the Shamrock!
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	106KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Pot O'Gold Maze - St. Patrick's Day Description: Help the Leprechaun find the Pot O'Gold! The hint is to follow the words that rhyme with gold.
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	164KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Crypto Spy - St. Patrick's Day Description: Crack the code to find out the answers to riddles about St. Patrick's Day.
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	116KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Crypto Spy - EASTER! Description: Crack the code to find the answers to riddles about EASTER.
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	139KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Crypto Spy - EASTER 2! Description: Crack the code to find the answers to riddles about EASTER.
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	141KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Crypto Spy - MOTHER'S DAY Description: A fun way of celebrating Mother's Day. Crack the code to find the answers to riddles about Mother's Day.
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	69KB	1	Professional Development

	Title: Halloween - Mystery Eyes Description: A fun Halloween worksheet that should elicit plenty of discussion. There are two skill levels available.
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	253KB	2	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Halloween - Rhyming Bat Description: Find words that rhyme with BAT.
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	327KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Halloween - Happy Jack and Grumpy Frank Description: Student learn the positive/negative version of a variety of words: Yes/No; Always/Never; Everybody/Nobody. Happy Jack is always positive but Grumpy Frank is the opposite.
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	143KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Halloween - Maze Description: Help the witch find her broom! The path is formed by words that are related to Halloween.
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	191KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Halloween - CUT 'N PASTE Description: The students trace the Halloween words; they also cut out the pictures and glue them to the appropriate box.
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	94KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Halloween - CUT 'N PASTE 2 Description: The students trace the Halloween words; they also cut out the pictures and glue them to the appropriate box.
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	78KB	1	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Thankgiving - WORKSHEET SET Description: A fun set of worksheets to practice vocabulary related to Thanksgiving: Missing Letters Scrambled Words Word Soup Turkey Spy! Easy Crossword Connect Words Word Shapes
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	688KB	9	TEYL Certificate

	Title: Christmas Crossword Description: Just for fun! Solve the puzzle with Christmas vocabulary.
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	96KB	1	Teacher Training

	Title: CUT 'N PASTE - Christmas Description: Christmas fun! Students trace the words and then cut out the pictures to paste into the right boxes.
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Christmas 1	183KB	1	Online Course
Christmas 2	75KB	1	Online Course
Christmas 3	176KB	1	Online Course

	Title: Christmas Worksheet Set (8 worksheets) Description: Wow! Huge set of 8 worksheets! And a group coloring contest page! The set can be done in the classroom or bound into a booklet and sent home with the children as a Christmas gift. The set includes: Alphabetical Order with 29 words. Break the Code worksheet. Missing Letters worksheet. Scrambled Letters worksheet. Word Endings worksheet. Christmas Word Search. Word Shapes worksheet. Group Coloring Contest page. Answer keys included.
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	692KB	12	Teacher Training

	Title: Hanukkah Worksheet Set (7 worksheets) Description: Hanukkah or Chanukkah fun worksheets. Similar to the Christmas worksheets above but with Hunukkah themes instead.
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	682KB	11	Teacher Training

	Title: Kwanzaa Worksheet Set (8 worksheets) Description: This African-inspired holiday is fully explained in the worksheets. The worksheets are similar to the Christmas set above but these contain more details about the tradition of Kwanzaa.
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	928KB	12	Teacher Training

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