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