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