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) scissors (c) sharpener (d) school bag
- 2.What does “crayon” mean? (a) a room where we study (b) a stick of coloured wax (c) a room full of books (d) a test of your learning
- 3.Fill the gap: The teacher writes on the blackboard with ___. (a) scissors (b) glue (c) chalk (d) eraser
- 4.What does “assembly” mean? (a) morning prayer meeting (b) draws straight lines (c) the head of a school (d) looks after the library
- 5.Fill the gap: We write our class notes in a ___. (a) bell (b) uniform (c) canteen (d) notebook
- 6.Which word means “carries books to school”? (a) school bag (b) principal (c) report card (d) classroom
- 7.Which word means “school work done at home”? (a) canteen (b) school bag (c) crayon (d) homework
- 8.What does “timetable” mean? (a) list of class periods (b) one who is in your class (c) draws straight lines (d) gives a pencil a point
- 9.Which word means “where children play”? (a) notebook (b) principal (c) teacher (d) playground
- 10.Which word is the odd one out? (a) eraser (b) principal (c) ruler (d) pencil
- 11.Fill the gap: I rub out a mistake with my ___. (a) sharpener (b) eraser (c) notebook (d) ruler
- 12.Which word means “where we buy snacks”? (a) library (b) report card (c) timetable (d) canteen
- 13.Which word means “looks after the library”? (a) crayon (b) school bag (c) scissors (d) librarian
- 14.What does “eraser” mean? (a) a book to write in (b) same clothes for school (c) draws straight lines (d) rubs out pencil marks
- 15.Which word means “a book to write in”? (a) notebook (b) homework (c) principal (d) uniform
- 16.Fill the gap: Cut the paper carefully with ___. (a) glue (b) scissors (c) crayons (d) chalk
- 17.Fill the gap: Use your ___ to draw a straight line. (a) bell (b) sharpener (c) ruler (d) eraser
- 18.Which word is the odd one out? (a) science (b) classmate (c) coach (d) student
- 19.Which word means “rubs out pencil marks”? (a) timetable (b) eraser (c) classroom (d) scissors
- 20.Which word is the odd one out? (a) pen (b) playground (c) canteen (d) library
- 21.What does “teacher” mean? (a) used to cut paper (b) a room full of books (c) one who teaches us (d) a test of your learning
- 22.Which word means “used to cut paper”? (a) classmate (b) report card (c) glue (d) scissors
- 23.What does “playground” mean? (a) carries books to school (b) a book to write in (c) where children play (d) looks after the library
- 24.Which word is the odd one out? (a) maths (b) music (c) English (d) crayon
- 25.Which word is the odd one out? (a) ruler (b) pen (c) eraser (d) lab
- 26.Fill the gap: The ___ rings at the end of every period. (a) teacher (b) desk (c) eraser (d) bell
- 27.Fill the gap: I finished my ___ after coming home. (a) principal (b) homework (c) uniform (d) playground
- 28.What does “canteen” mean? (a) a test of your learning (b) a book to write in (c) where we buy snacks (d) morning prayer meeting
- 29.Which word is the odd one out? (a) maths (b) eraser (c) pencil (d) ruler
- 30.Fill the gap: All students wear the same ___ to school. (a) homework (b) bell (c) timetable (d) uniform
- 31.Which word is the odd one out? (a) eraser (b) classmate (c) pencil (d) sharpener
- 32.What does “classroom” mean? (a) a book to write in (b) same clothes for school (c) shows your marks (d) a room where we study
- 33.Fill the gap: My pencil is blunt; I need a ___. (a) sharpener (b) uniform (c) timetable (d) ruler
- 34.Which word means “morning prayer meeting”? (a) canteen (b) classmate (c) assembly (d) playground
- 35.Which word means “shows your marks”? (a) canteen (b) uniform (c) report card (d) library
- 36.Which word means “a test of your learning”? (a) canteen (b) uniform (c) exam (d) classroom
- 37.What does “glue” mean? (a) school work done at home (b) sticks paper together (c) where we buy snacks (d) rings to end a period
- 38.Which word is the odd one out? (a) eraser (b) sharpener (c) crayon (d) librarian
- 39.Which word is the odd one out? (a) student (b) teacher (c) playground (d) coach
- 40.What does “exam” mean? (a) same clothes for school (b) shows your marks (c) rubs out pencil marks (d) a test of your learning
Answer key
- sharpener
- a stick of coloured wax
- chalk
- morning prayer meeting
- notebook
- school bag
- homework
- list of class periods
- playground
- principal
- eraser
- canteen
- librarian
- rubs out pencil marks
- notebook
- scissors
- ruler
- science
- eraser
- pen
- one who teaches us
- scissors
- where children play
- crayon
- lab
- bell
- homework
- where we buy snacks
- maths
- uniform
- classmate
- a room where we study
- sharpener
- assembly
- report card
- exam
- sticks paper together
- librarian
- playground
- a test of your learning
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