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.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
- 2.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a rain shower (b) a sea journey (c) a very small amount (d) a big wave
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get angry (b) fight (c) get lost (d) be friendly
- 4.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 5.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) approximately
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
- 7.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommodation (b) character (c) Feburary (d) recommend
- 8.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painter (b) painted (c) painting (d) paints
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
- 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) on (b) after (c) up (d) off
- 11.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) prince
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very fierce (b) very playful (c) very hungry (d) easily frightened
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) accept (b) build (c) refuse (d) arrive
- 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
- 16.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) cow (d) hen
- 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) about (d) enough
- 19.Complete the idiom: Aditya felt like a fish out of ___ at the new school. (a) air (b) milk (c) water (d) sand
- 20.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
- 21.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
- 22.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 23.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) court (b) ship (c) farm (d) school
- 24.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) empty (d) large
- 25.Which spelling is correct? (a) recomend (b) reccomend (c) reccommend (d) recommend
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
- 27.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) pig (c) frog (d) cat
- 28.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) fast (c) loud (d) quiet
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) knowledge (b) knowladge (c) knoledge (d) knowlege
- 30.Which word is a verb? (a) admirable (b) admiration (c) admirably (d) admire
- 31.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
- 32.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 33.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) a game (b) a gift (c) an argument (d) a hug
- 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) swarm (b) gaggle (c) fleet (d) bunch
- 35.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) boast (b) help (c) hide (d) share
- 36.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sailors (c) cows (d) grapes
- 37.Zoya felt remorse after she shouted at her little brother. “Remorse” means ___. (a) pride (b) anger (c) great joy (d) sorrow for doing wrong
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
- 39.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) bees (d) grapes
- 40.Which spelling is correct? (a) expecially (b) espescially (c) especially (d) especialy
Answer key
- glutton
- a very small amount
- be friendly
- unhappy
- therefore
- short
- Feburary
- painter
- big – large
- on
- hero
- mis-
- easily frightened
- refuse
- invisible
- goat
- dessert
- later
- water
- read
- previously
- mishear
- ship
- large
- recommend
- happy
- pig
- quiet
- knowledge
- admire
- ascend
- quiet
- an argument
- gaggle
- boast
- sailors
- sorrow for doing wrong
- arrive – depart
- cows
- especially
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