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Heading into an Italian classroom? These quizzes give you the school vocabulary you need, from subjects and supplies to the people and the daily routine.

Italian School Vocabulary

Each quiz takes five words through matching, a fill-in-the-blank sentence, and a full translation. You will cover subjects like matematica (mathematics) and storia (history), classroom objects such as the quaderno (notebook) and the lavagna (board), supplies like the zaino (backpack), verbs such as imparare (to learn), and people from the maestro (teacher) to the bibliotecario (librarian).

These quizzes are aimed at beginners and cover the whole school day, including words like compiti (homework) and intervallo (break). Each set stays small, so the vocabulary builds up steadily. You will even pick up verbs for what you do at school, like leggere (to read) and scrivere (to write).

Italian School Words with Audio Pronunciation

You will hear these words all day in class, so every quiz includes audio pronunciation. Listening first makes it far easier to follow a teacher and join in when it is your turn.

Did You Know?

One classroom word hides a place name. Lavagna (board) comes from Lavagna, a town in Liguria once famous for its dark slate, which is what gave the blackboard its name.

Another small word does a lot of work. Gomma (eraser) also means rubber, a car tyre, and chewing gum in everyday Italian, with context always making the meaning clear.

How the Quizzes Work

Each quiz is short, about five minutes, and you can repeat any of the 6 sets until the words feel familiar. Learning subjects, supplies, and people together gives you a fuller picture of the school day, and practicing words and actions side by side gives the whole day a vocabulary. Ready for class? Jump into the free interactive Italian quizzes and start studying.