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