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.What does “sharpener” mean? (a) the head of a school (b) a day with no school (c) a stick of coloured wax (d) gives a pencil a point
- 2.Which word is the odd one out? (a) classroom (b) canteen (c) library (d) pen
- 3.Which word is the odd one out? (a) library (b) lab (c) student (d) canteen
- 4.What does “timetable” mean? (a) list of class periods (b) draws straight lines (c) a room where we study (d) same clothes for school
- 5.Which word means “the head of a school”? (a) glue (b) scissors (c) ruler (d) principal
- 6.Which word means “a test of your learning”? (a) sharpener (b) glue (c) exam (d) scissors
- 7.Which word is the odd one out? (a) lab (b) eraser (c) pencil (d) ruler
- 8.What does “glue” mean? (a) sticks paper together (b) rubs out pencil marks (c) where children play (d) the head of a school
- 9.Which word means “sticks paper together”? (a) eraser (b) school bag (c) homework (d) glue
- 10.Which word means “a book to write in”? (a) notebook (b) ruler (c) classmate (d) teacher
- 11.What does “playground” mean? (a) a book to write in (b) sticks paper together (c) where children play (d) a room full of books
- 12.Fill the gap: We colour the picture with ___. (a) erasers (b) scissors (c) crayons (d) glue
- 13.Which word is the odd one out? (a) playground (b) canteen (c) eraser (d) classroom
- 14.Which word is the odd one out? (a) playground (b) maths (c) canteen (d) library
- 15.Which word means “shows your marks”? (a) library (b) report card (c) assembly (d) crayon
- 16.Which word means “gives a pencil a point”? (a) eraser (b) homework (c) sharpener (d) crayon
- 17.What does “uniform” mean? (a) a room where we study (b) draws straight lines (c) rubs out pencil marks (d) same clothes for school
- 18.Which word means “a stick of coloured wax”? (a) principal (b) crayon (c) playground (d) ruler
- 19.What does “assembly” mean? (a) shows your marks (b) morning prayer meeting (c) a day with no school (d) where children play
- 20.Which word is the odd one out? (a) librarian (b) eraser (c) pencil (d) pen
- 21.What does “ruler” mean? (a) carries books to school (b) draws straight lines (c) looks after the library (d) a test of your learning
- 22.What does “classmate” mean? (a) rings to end a period (b) one who is in your class (c) school work done at home (d) carries books to school
- 23.Which word means “list of class periods”? (a) school bag (b) principal (c) timetable (d) uniform
- 24.What does “school bag” mean? (a) the head of a school (b) carries books to school (c) used to cut paper (d) a room where we study
- 25.Which word is the odd one out? (a) English (b) coach (c) teacher (d) classmate
- 26.Which word is the odd one out? (a) art (b) science (c) playground (d) English
- 27.What does “holiday” mean? (a) a day with no school (b) a stick of coloured wax (c) sticks paper together (d) where children play
- 28.Which word means “one who is in your class”? (a) eraser (b) classmate (c) principal (d) canteen
- 29.Fill the gap: Stick the picture in your book with ___. (a) chalk (b) eraser (c) glue (d) ruler
- 30.What does “classroom” mean? (a) a room where we study (b) same clothes for school (c) one who teaches us (d) sticks paper together
- 31.What does “principal” mean? (a) same clothes for school (b) list of class periods (c) the head of a school (d) where children play
- 32.Which word means “looks after the library”? (a) bell (b) timetable (c) notebook (d) librarian
- 33.Fill the gap: We borrow books from the ___. (a) bell (b) library (c) canteen (d) playground
- 34.Which word means “rings to end a period”? (a) scissors (b) bell (c) exam (d) playground
- 35.Which word is the odd one out? (a) eraser (b) sharpener (c) pen (d) coach
- 36.Which word means “same clothes for school”? (a) notebook (b) librarian (c) classroom (d) uniform
- 37.What does “canteen” mean? (a) gives a pencil a point (b) draws straight lines (c) list of class periods (d) where we buy snacks
- 38.What does “exam” mean? (a) a stick of coloured wax (b) a test of your learning (c) one who teaches us (d) gives a pencil a point
- 39.Which word means “morning prayer meeting”? (a) eraser (b) assembly (c) librarian (d) report card
- 40.Which word is the odd one out? (a) pencil (b) canteen (c) eraser (d) pen
Answer key
- gives a pencil a point
- pen
- student
- list of class periods
- principal
- exam
- lab
- sticks paper together
- glue
- notebook
- where children play
- crayons
- eraser
- maths
- report card
- sharpener
- same clothes for school
- crayon
- morning prayer meeting
- librarian
- draws straight lines
- one who is in your class
- timetable
- carries books to school
- English
- playground
- a day with no school
- classmate
- glue
- a room where we study
- the head of a school
- librarian
- library
- bell
- coach
- uniform
- where we buy snacks
- a test of your learning
- assembly
- canteen
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