🇬🇧 English Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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CEFR A1 People at School

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➡ Across 15 Words

2. A person you like and play with at school
5. The teacher ___ to the parents about the class, past tense of talk
8. The teacher ___ the new student with a smile, past tense of greet
9. Making a lot of noise, like students in the playground
15. A person who works in the school library
18. Preposition: The students are ___ the classroom
19. The students ___ the classroom after the lesson, past tense of clean
20. A person who helps students learn in a classroom
22. A person who assists the teacher or other students
23. With each other, like students working in a group
25. The students ___ new words yesterday, past tense of learn
26. Feeling good and smiling, like students at break
28. The students ___ for the school bus in the morning, past tense of wait
29. The teacher ___ the class about animals, past tense of teach
30. Not old, like a new pupil in first grade

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. Many times, like students who read books
3. A person who drives the school bus
4. Not fast, like a student walking to class
6. Kind and nice to other people, like a good classmate
7. Another word for a student at school
10. The helper ___ the books to the library, past tense of carry
11. A person who takes care of sick students at school
12. A person who goes to school to learn
13. The leader of a school
14. The pupils ___ for the test after school, past tense of study
16. The children ___ in the schoolyard at break, past tense of play
17. A person who comes to school for a short time
21. Before the right time, like a student who arrives before class
24. The principal ___ the new student find the classroom, past tense of help
27. Not clean, like hands after playing outside

📚 Study Guide: CEFR A1 (Beginner) Vocabulary Focus

This CEFR A1 (Beginner) English crossword focuses on high-frequency concrete nouns, everyday action verbs, and essential adjectives around "People at School". Read each simple English clue carefully and visualize the object or action before typing.

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