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