Vocabulary Test Worksheet
Word tip (Name the skill, use the method): Decide which skill the question is testing. Use that lesson’s method — swap test, split the word, find the link, or look for the clue. Read your answer back in the sentence to check it.
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- 1.The fruit seller was courteous and thanked every customer. “Courteous” means ___. (a) slow (b) rude (c) polite (d) lazy
- 2.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 3.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
- 4.Which spelling is correct? (a) ocasion (b) ocassion (c) occasion (d) occassion
- 5.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
- 6.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) camels (c) keys (d) bees
- 7.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 8.The cloth was translucent, letting some light pass through. “Translucent” means ___. (a) very dark (b) very heavy (c) very thick (d) letting light through
- 9.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 10.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 11.Complete the analogy: Duck is to quack as cow is to ___. (a) roar (b) bark (c) hiss (d) moo
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
- 14.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuade
- 15.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) invisible (c) modern (d) polite
- 17.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
- 19.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
- 20.An elephant’s trunk is versatile; it can lift logs and pick up a peanut. “Versatile” means ___. (a) very short (b) very weak (c) very slow (d) able to do many things
- 21.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) sadly (c) sadley (d) saddly
- 22.Which word is an adjective? (a) protectively (b) protect (c) protective (d) protection
- 23.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
- 24.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) chair (b) wall (c) fence (d) bench
- 25.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) right (b) late (c) wrong (d) empty
- 26.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happines (b) happyness (c) happiness (d) happieness
- 27.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) faint (b) pleasant (c) strong-smelling (d) sweet-smelling
- 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 29.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) an eye problem (b) a greedy person (c) a dearly loved person (d) a red fruit
- 30.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stop trying (c) stand up (d) keep going
- 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) honest (d) rough
- 33.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
- 34.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) jump (d) end
- 35.Choose the right form: Hard work is the key to ___. (a) succeed (b) successful (c) success (d) successfully
- 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 37.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) slowly (c) sloly (d) slowely
- 38.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) dance well (b) sing on stage (c) enjoy a song (d) accept the punishment
- 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
- 40.Complete the analogy: Paper is to tear as glass is to ___. (a) break (b) bend (c) sew (d) fold
Answer key
- polite
- flour
- dictionary
- occasion
- museum
- camels
- build again
- letting light through
- -ful
- sail
- moo
- phone
- quick – fast
- persuade
- elderly
- invisible
- blew
- weak
- permit
- able to do many things
- sadly
- protective
- sale
- fence
- right
- happiness
- strong-smelling
- small
- a dearly loved person
- stop trying
- open again
- rough
- -less
- end
- success
- not usual
- slowly
- accept the punishment
- empty
- break
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