School Vocabulary Worksheet
Word tip (What is it for?): Ask what the thing or place is used for: we borrow books from the library. People at school are named by what they do: a teacher teaches, a librarian looks after the library. Read the whole sentence before you choose — the other words are clues.
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- 1.Which word is the odd one out? (a) ruler (b) sharpener (c) eraser (d) science
- 2.What does “notebook” mean? (a) rings to end a period (b) a book to write in (c) where we buy snacks (d) list of class periods
- 3.Fill the gap: We colour the picture with ___. (a) erasers (b) crayons (c) glue (d) scissors
- 4.Which word is the odd one out? (a) lab (b) library (c) classroom (d) coach
- 5.Which word means “a room where we study”? (a) glue (b) timetable (c) classroom (d) librarian
- 6.Which word means “one who is in your class”? (a) homework (b) playground (c) crayon (d) classmate
- 7.Fill the gap: My pencil is blunt; I need a ___. (a) ruler (b) uniform (c) timetable (d) sharpener
- 8.What does “assembly” mean? (a) one who is in your class (b) morning prayer meeting (c) rings to end a period (d) carries books to school
- 9.What does “classmate” mean? (a) one who is in your class (b) sticks paper together (c) rings to end a period (d) carries books to school
- 10.Which word is the odd one out? (a) librarian (b) library (c) teacher (d) student
- 11.Which word is the odd one out? (a) library (b) lab (c) playground (d) principal
- 12.Fill the gap: The teacher writes on the blackboard with ___. (a) chalk (b) eraser (c) glue (d) scissors
- 13.Which word means “a book to write in”? (a) playground (b) uniform (c) notebook (d) librarian
- 14.Which word is the odd one out? (a) playground (b) canteen (c) library (d) pen
- 15.Fill the gap: We write our class notes in a ___. (a) notebook (b) bell (c) uniform (d) canteen
- 16.Which word means “one who teaches us”? (a) teacher (b) librarian (c) library (d) principal
- 17.Which word means “gives a pencil a point”? (a) homework (b) uniform (c) timetable (d) sharpener
- 18.Which word means “morning prayer meeting”? (a) principal (b) bell (c) assembly (d) timetable
- 19.Fill the gap: I rub out a mistake with my ___. (a) eraser (b) sharpener (c) notebook (d) ruler
- 20.Fill the gap: There is no school on Sunday; it is a ___. (a) timetable (b) canteen (c) holiday (d) homework
- 21.Which word is the odd one out? (a) principal (b) librarian (c) classmate (d) ruler
- 22.Which word means “where children play”? (a) bell (b) playground (c) notebook (d) eraser
- 23.Which word means “where we buy snacks”? (a) classroom (b) scissors (c) canteen (d) principal
- 24.Which word is the odd one out? (a) coach (b) principal (c) crayon (d) classmate
- 25.What does “timetable” mean? (a) list of class periods (b) a room where we study (c) sticks paper together (d) a room full of books
- 26.Which word means “a day with no school”? (a) holiday (b) crayon (c) classmate (d) homework
- 27.Fill the gap: Use your ___ to draw a straight line. (a) eraser (b) bell (c) ruler (d) sharpener
- 28.Which word means “rubs out pencil marks”? (a) teacher (b) holiday (c) crayon (d) eraser
- 29.Which word is the odd one out? (a) science (b) music (c) classroom (d) English
- 30.What does “bell” mean? (a) where we buy snacks (b) draws straight lines (c) used to cut paper (d) rings to end a period
- 31.Which word means “list of class periods”? (a) scissors (b) timetable (c) sharpener (d) crayon
- 32.Which word means “a test of your learning”? (a) classmate (b) eraser (c) report card (d) exam
- 33.What does “library” mean? (a) shows your marks (b) a room full of books (c) school work done at home (d) the head of a school
- 34.Which word means “the head of a school”? (a) classroom (b) notebook (c) principal (d) assembly
- 35.Which word means “looks after the library”? (a) classmate (b) librarian (c) holiday (d) report card
- 36.Which word means “a stick of coloured wax”? (a) notebook (b) scissors (c) library (d) crayon
- 37.Fill the gap: The ___ is the head of our school. (a) library (b) classmate (c) principal (d) canteen
- 38.Which word is the odd one out? (a) pen (b) ruler (c) eraser (d) art
- 39.Which word is the odd one out? (a) student (b) eraser (c) teacher (d) coach
- 40.What does “sharpener” mean? (a) a day with no school (b) a stick of coloured wax (c) carries books to school (d) gives a pencil a point
Answer key
- science
- a book to write in
- crayons
- coach
- classroom
- classmate
- sharpener
- morning prayer meeting
- one who is in your class
- library
- principal
- chalk
- notebook
- pen
- notebook
- teacher
- sharpener
- assembly
- eraser
- holiday
- ruler
- playground
- canteen
- crayon
- list of class periods
- holiday
- ruler
- eraser
- classroom
- rings to end a period
- timetable
- exam
- a room full of books
- principal
- librarian
- crayon
- principal
- art
- eraser
- gives a pencil a point
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