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