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