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