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