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