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