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