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