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