Your playlist. Your English practice.

Bring a musical change of pace to your English lessons with 11 printable ESL song worksheets. This PDF pack combines gap-fill listening activities with word banks, giving learners a focused task while they explore vocabulary and grammar through music.

Choose a song, preview the missing words, and listen for the details. Afterwards, revisit the language together: compare answers, discuss word meanings, and notice how familiar grammar appears in a different context.

What’s included

One 13-page PDF containing:

• 11 illustrated song worksheets.
• Gap-fill exercises with supporting word banks.
• QR codes linking to music videos on YouTube.
• A contents page identifying the language focus for each song.
• A cover page.

The pack does not include a separate answer key or downloadable audio files.

Songs and language focus

• Wellerman — past-tense verbs.
• Tom’s Diner — prepositions and gap-fill listening.
• Everything at Once — descriptive adjectives and comparisons.
• Stronger — comparative and superlative forms.
• Cheap Thrills — verbs and everyday expressions.
• Hot N Cold — opposites.
• Cold Water — modal verbs and verb choices.
• Happy — modal verbs and listening for missing words.
• Counting Stars — auxiliary verbs.
• Somebody That I Used to Know — past-tense language.
• Look What You Made Me Do — pronouns and other missing words.

A simple way to use the worksheets

Before listening, explore the word bank and invite learners to predict which words might fit. Play the song and let them complete the gaps, then listen again to check their choices.

Extend the activity by asking learners to identify a grammar pattern, explain a word, or create their own example sentences. Use an individual worksheet for a lesson warm-up, a listening session, or a change from textbook practice.

Choose for your learners

The songs vary in speed, vocabulary, and themes. Teachers and tutors should preview the lyrics and linked videos before choosing a worksheet for their group.

Select activities according to learners’ English proficiency and the suitability of each song. This is a popular-song listening resource, rather than a nursery-rhyme or phonics pack.

Printing and listening

The PDF is designed in A4 portrait format: 21 × 29.7 cm. If printing on US Letter paper, select “Fit” and check the print preview.

You’ll need a printer for paper worksheets and an internet-connected device to access the linked videos. QR codes direct you to external YouTube content; access depends on video availability and your network settings.

Your digital download

After payment is confirmed, your download link will be sent by email. The link allows one download, so save the PDF to your device before printing.

This purchase contains the worksheet PDF. No physical workbook or audio recordings will be shipped.

Choose a track. Listen a little closer. Discover the language.