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