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form room

noun·EverydayBritish

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UK/ˈfɔːm ˌruːm/
US/ˈfɔːrm ˌrum/

Meaning

  1. nouncountableBritish

    The classroom where a school class meets with its form tutor each day for registration and announcements.

    Grammar: Takes an or the: go to your form room.

    Patterns

    • in the form room

    Pupils gather in the form room at 8:45 for registration.

    Our form room is on the second floor, next to the library.

    The teacher left a note on the door of the form room.

Word forms

pluralform rooms

Common combinations

go to the form room
Go to the form room after assembly.
decorate the form room
We decorated the form room for the holidays.
in the form room
Your bag is in the form room.
a form room display
The form room display shows class birthdays.

Synonyms and how they differ

homeroom
This is the American term for the same idea.
classroom
This is general and does not show it is your base room.
registration room
This is less common and used by some schools.

Word family

form noun
a class or year group in some British schools
form tutor noun
the teacher in charge of the class
room noun
a space in a building

Commonly confused: form room or classroom?

form room vs classroom

A classroom is any teaching room, while a form room is the base room for one class.

Practice

In a British school, where do pupils meet their form tutor each morning?

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