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.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) butterfly
- 2.The traveller was weary after walking all day in the sun. “Weary” means ___. (a) very happy (b) very angry (c) very rich (d) very tired
- 3.Riya made a feeble attempt to lift the heavy box and soon gave up. “Feeble” means ___. (a) clever (b) weak (c) loud (d) strong
- 4.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quickly (c) quickely (d) quikly
- 5.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
- 6.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) very clean (b) easy to find (c) in short supply (d) very cold
- 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) off (b) out (c) up (d) after
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
- 9.Complete the analogy: Hen is to chick as frog is to ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) cub (d) foal
- 10.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
- 11.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
- 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) expecially (b) espescially (c) especially (d) especialy
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
- 15.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakness (b) weakly (c) weaken (d) weaker
- 16.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very near (b) very busy (c) very large (d) far away
- 17.Which word is a noun? (a) beautify (b) beauty (c) beautifully (d) beautiful
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) below – under
- 20.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) discover
- 21.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) tall (b) kind (c) wealthy (d) poor
- 22.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
- 23.The cheetah is a ferocious hunter that chases its prey at great speed. “Ferocious” means ___. (a) gentle (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) fierce and wild
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
- 25.Which word is a verb? (a) decisively (b) decision (c) decisive (d) decide
- 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
- 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
- 28.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) hard (b) juicy (c) sour (d) dry
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) excelent (b) excellant (c) exellent (d) excellent
- 30.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) quiet (b) soft (c) wet (d) hot
- 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
- 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
- 33.What does the idiom “throw in the towel” mean? (a) give up (b) dry your hands (c) win easily (d) clean up
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
- 35.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) grapes (c) lions (d) cows
- 36.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) duchess
- 37.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
- 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) flock (d) troop
- 39.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) horses (b) goats (c) cows (d) dogs
- 40.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
Answer key
- butterfly
- very tired
- weak
- quickly
- dentist
- in short supply
- after
- out
- tadpole
- immediately
- -ness
- small
- especially
- arrive – depart
- weakness
- far away
- beauty
- rough – smooth
- wise – foolish
- discover
- poor
- tail
- fierce and wild
- gift – present
- decide
- sight
- blue
- juicy
- excellent
- hot
- breathe
- heel
- give up
- young
- sailors
- duchess
- hour
- troop
- horses
- tale
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