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