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