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