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.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 2.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 3.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) eaglet (c) calf (d) cub
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) wide (c) lazy (d) cruel
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
- 8.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
- 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
- 10.Complete the analogy: Bird is to nest as bee is to ___. (a) den (b) stable (c) kennel (d) hive
- 11.Which word is a noun? (a) persuasion (b) persuasive (c) persuasively (d) persuade
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
- 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) swarm (b) herd (c) pride (d) fleet
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) early (d) modern
- 16.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
- 17.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 19.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) foreign (b) embarrass (c) accommodation (d) recieve
- 20.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) bull (c) prince (d) uncle
- 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) blame (c) arrive (d) borrow
- 22.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 23.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very sweet (b) very easy (c) very small (d) very tasty
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
- 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
- 26.Complete the analogy: Hungry is to eat as tired is to ___. (a) run (b) shout (c) rest (d) dance
- 27.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) waste food (b) tell a lie (c) tell a secret (d) cook badly
- 28.Which word is an adverb? (a) destructively (b) destructive (c) destruction (d) destroy
- 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
- 30.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuade
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
- 32.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very late (c) completely wet (d) very cold
- 33.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) bridegroom (d) uncle
- 34.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – poor (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
- 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
- 37.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) obedient (c) sleepy (d) naughty
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) conscience (b) consience (c) concience (d) conscence
- 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) flight
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
Answer key
- not usual
- desert
- -less
- eaglet
- re-
- cruel
- soft
- right
- moral
- hive
- persuasion
- so
- edible
- herd
- smooth
- envelope
- purchase
- dis-
- recieve
- emperor
- blame
- untidy
- very easy
- ill – sick
- herd
- rest
- tell a secret
- destructively
- boss
- persuade
- herd
- completely wet
- bridegroom
- pre-
- rich – wealthy
- show
- naughty
- conscience
- flight
- lucky
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