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