Education Vocabulary
This page collects 48 English education words. Every word comes with a real photo, pronunciation audio, a clear meaning and an example sentence, so you can see and hear each word in context. Each card links to the daily lesson where the word was taught, so you can read the full conversation and practice shadowing.
Words are grouped by topic: School & Classroom (9 words), Studying & Exams (18 words), University & College (16 words) and Education Systems & Debates (5 words). They cover all six CEFR levels, from beginner words like book, notebook, pen to advanced words like flunk, conspectus, scholastic. Use the audio on each card to check your pronunciation, then test yourself with the quiz below.
Quiz: Test Yourself
Choose the correct answer for each question, then check your score.
Q1. Which word means 'to enroll formally at a college or university'?
Q2. Which word means 'a class at a university where a small group discusses a topic'?
Q3. Which word means 'to finish school or university'?
Q4. Which word means 'to give the main points of something briefly'?
Q5. Which word means 'the ability to understand what you read or hear'?
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School & Classroom (9 words)
A1
notebook noun · A1
NOTE-book
paper pages for writing
He writes in his notebook.
pencil noun · A1
PEN-suhl
you write or draw with it
She draws with a pencil.
school noun · A1
SKOOL
a place where children learn
The children go to school.
A2
lesson noun · A2
LESS-uhn
one short class, one time of learning
We have a new English lesson every morning.
student noun · A2
STOO-duhnt
a person who learns at school or in a class
She is a student at the city school.
B2
detention noun · B2
dee-TEN-shun
a punishment where a student must stay at school after classes
He got detention for being late to class.
C2
scholastic adjective · C2
skuh-LAS-tik
relating to schools and academic achievement
His scholastic achievements earned him a full scholarship.
Studying & Exams (18 words)
A2
exam noun · A2
ig-ZAM
a test at school
We have a big exam on Friday.
homework noun · A2
HOHM-wurk
school work you do at home
I finish my homework after dinner.
B1
assignment noun · B1
uh-SYNE-munt
school work you must do at home
Our teacher gave us a difficult assignment.
feedback noun · B1
FEED-bak
opinions and comments about someone's work
The teacher gave me useful feedback.
grade noun · B1
grayd
a mark you get for your school work
She got a good grade on her essay.
memorize verb · B1
MEM-uh-ryze
to learn something so you can say it from memory
I memorized twenty new words yesterday.
tutor noun · B1
TOO-tur
a private teacher who helps you one to one
a private teacher who gives lessons to one student
a private teacher who gives lessons to one student
My English tutor is very patient.
workshop noun · B1
WURK-shop
a hands-on learning session where people practice a skill
We joined a cooking workshop last Saturday.
B2
annotate verb · B2
AN-uh-tayt
to add short notes to a text while reading
The students annotated the poem with their own comments.
assessment noun · B2
uh-SES-munt
a test that checks what someone knows or can do
The final assessment covers everything we studied.
comprehension noun · B2
kom-pri-HEN-shun
the ability to understand what you read or hear
The teacher gave us a reading comprehension test.
cram verb · B2
kram
to study very hard in a short time before an exam
I had to cram all night before the math exam.
paraphrase verb · B2
PA-ruh-frayz
to say something again in your own words
Paraphrase the paragraph instead of copying it.
revise verb · B2
ri-VIZE
to study something again before a test
I need to revise all my notes before the history exam.
summarize verb · B2
SUH-muh-ryze
to give the main points of something briefly
Summarize the article in three sentences.
syllabus noun · B2
SIL-uh-bus
a plan that shows what you will study in a course and when
The syllabus says the final exam is in week twelve.
C1
flunk verb · C1
FLUNK
to fail an exam or course
She flunked chemistry and had to retake it.
C2
conspectus noun · C2
kuhn-SPEK-tuhs
a broad, comprehensive overview of a whole subject
The opening chapter offers a concise conspectus of two hundred years of scientific progress.
University & College (16 words)
B1
degree noun · B1
duh-GREE
the paper you get when you finish university
She has a degree in engineering.
graduate verb · B1
GRAJ-oo-ayt
to finish school or university
She will graduate from college next June.
lecture noun · B1
LEK-chur
a talk a teacher gives to students
The lecture lasted for one hour.
scholarship noun · B1
SKAH-lur-ship
money a school gives you to study for free
He won a scholarship to study in Canada.
B2
campus noun · B2
KAM-pus
the land and buildings of a university or college
The campus is beautiful in the spring.
diploma noun · B2
duh-PLOH-muh
a certificate you receive when you finish school or a course
She received her high school diploma last month.
enroll verb · B2
en-ROHL
to officially join a course or a school
I want to enroll in an evening English course.
major noun · B2
MAY-jur
the main subject that a student studies at university
What did you major in at university?
professor noun · B2
pruh-FES-ur
a teacher at a university or college
The professor explained the theory with simple examples.
semester noun · B2
suh-MES-tur
one of the two main periods of study in a school year
We have five courses this semester.
seminar noun · B2
SEM-uh-nahr
a class at a university where a small group discusses a topic
The seminar about artificial intelligence lasted two hours.
thesis noun · B2
THEE-sis
a long piece of writing about a research topic for a degree
He spent a whole year writing his master's thesis.
tuition noun · B2
too-ISH-un
the money you pay to study at a school or university
Tuition fees went up again this year.
C1
plagiarism noun · C1
PLAY-juh-ri-zum
copying someone else's work as your own
Plagiarism can get you expelled from university.
C2
exegesis noun · C2
ex-i-JEE-sis
close, critical interpretation of a written text
The professor's exegesis of the poem revealed meanings we had all missed.
matriculate verb · C2
muh-TRIK-yuh-layt
to enroll formally at a college or university
He matriculated at Oxford at the age of eighteen.
Education Systems & Debates (5 words)
B2
curriculum noun · B2
kuh-RIK-yuh-lum
all the subjects and lessons that a school teaches
The school changed its curriculum to include more science.
dropout noun · B2
DROP-owt
a person who leaves school or university before finishing
He was a college dropout before starting his business.
literacy noun · B2
LIT-ur-uh-see
the ability to read and write
The charity works to improve literacy in rural areas.
C1
pedagogy noun · C1
peh-duh-GOH-jee
the method and practice of teaching
Her pedagogy mixes short lectures with hands-on projects.
C2
inculcate verb · C2
in-KUL-kayt
to instill an idea or attitude through persistent teaching
Good teachers inculcate curiosity rather than just delivering facts.
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