A selection of English ESL common nouns printables

A worksheet with drawings of common wild animals in Britain and Europe.  Use the pictures for a matching exercise and for practising adjectives for descriptions. 

The second sheet is a 'who am I?' activity.

Ideas for further activities are listed below.

European wild animals

Study bookmark: I printed and laminated this for students to use while doing grammar homework. 

It has the basic rules for 'that' Noun Clauses and the common mistakes made when using them.

Noun Clauses with THAT

This worksheet is designed for **B1-B2 learners**, focusing on **quantifiers** such as *all, every, both, neither, either, none*, and *no*. Through a reading passage on **Son Doong Cave**, students explore the world’s largest cave while learning to use these quantifiers in context. The worksheet begins with **comprehension questions**—true/false, multiple choice, and open-ended—that help students engage with the text and develop reading skills. 
 

The grammar section follows the **inductive approach**, where students first analyze examples before receiving a detailed explanation of the rules. The **P.P.P method** ensures a thorough understanding, explaining common mistakes such as using *every* with plural nouns or confusing *either* and *neither*. The worksheet emphasizes quantifiers with time expressions, and nuances native speakers often use, such as the singular or plural use of *none*. 
 

Finally, a **task-based learning activity** encourages students to research a natural wonder, using quantifiers to describe it. This approach integrates **grammar practice with real-world applications**, making learning both meaningful and practical.

Son Doong Cave: Quantifiers

Worksheet to practise names of common fruit in English.  Worksheet includes a vocabulary list with pictures and a worksheet to write the names of the words.  The vocabulary used is also included in the link to the video which is on the worksheet.  For additional exercise practise, you can also download the wordsearch i just uploaded which uses the same vocabulary.

Video with fruit vocabulary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6r1qWO7mJs&t=4s . 

Fruit Vocabulary

Spelling Wall Chart for Upper Beginner ESL Students. This could be posted so that studentscould review the spelling of common every day words. The wall chart is very colorful.

Spelling Wall Chart

Explain common nouns nouns proper nouns easily to understand 
 combine the lesson with games to practice common and proper nouns in real life 
 the worksheets are suitable for grade 3-4 students

COMMON AND PROPER NOUN

For my well-behaved classes that enjoy arts & crafts, I love to start the lesson by talking about Thanksgiving in America, maybe teaching them the legend of the first Thanksgiving, and then I show them the classic arts & craft activity of making a Hand Turkey with what you're Thankful for written in the middle. Super common in American elementary school and a fun little diversion for students. At the end I also like to have them share what they're thankful for!

Thanksgiving Hand Turkey Lesson Plan

Unscramble animal names

Some of the most common irregular nouns.
Complete the Sentences: Fill in the blanks with the plural form of the irregular nouns provided. You may use a dictionary. 

Irregular Nouns Worksheet

A wordsearch designed for students to find some of the most common fruit.  No word list.  Fifteen fruit to be found: blueberry, grape, kiwi, orange, banana, raspberry, apple, cherry, lemon, pineapple, watermelon etc,.  To watch a video with the same vocabulary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6r1qWO7mJs&t=4s  .  

Check out my next worksheet for the vocabulary worksheet and picture dictionary.



For interactive online version of this wordsearch: https://www.englishcoursemalta.com/learn/fruit-word-search-2-without-words/

Fruit Wordsearch

I have put together common examples of English collocations, with the links to the websites where I found most of the information. The website links also go into more detail about English collocations, such as how to form them, different types of collocations (Adverb + Verb, Adjective + Noun, etc.)

Common English Collocations

Vocabulary

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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115 Common nouns English ESL worksheets pdf & doc