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 the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) wait (b) sit down (c) argue (d) mean
- 2.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get angry (b) get lost (c) fight (d) be friendly
- 3.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separate (b) vegtable (c) believe (d) conscience
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
- 6.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) tall (b) wide (c) huge (d) little
- 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kitten
- 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) away (b) off (c) after (d) on
- 9.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
- 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
- 11.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) live (d) need
- 13.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) immediately
- 14.Complete the analogy: Finger is to hand as toe is to ___. (a) nail (b) arm (c) knee (d) foot
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
- 17.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
- 18.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
- 19.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) hungry (d) glad
- 20.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) musicians
- 21.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
- 24.Which spelling is correct? (a) arguement (b) argumant (c) arguemant (d) argument
- 25.Which word is a noun? (a) inventive (b) inventively (c) invention (d) invent
- 26.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 27.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
- 28.What does the idiom “on the same page” mean? (a) far apart (b) reading a book (c) in agreement (d) very busy
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) minority (c) journey (d) question
- 30.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) tell a secret (b) go shopping (c) free a pet (d) tell a lie
- 31.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) error
- 32.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) conclude
- 33.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) niece (d) aunt
- 34.Complete the analogy: Cat is to kitten as dog is to ___. (a) puppy (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
- 35.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
- 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 37.After the long walk, Rohan was so famished that he ate four chapatis. “Famished” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very sleepy (c) very proud (d) very hungry
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) especialy (b) especially (c) expecially (d) espescially
- 39.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) pig
- 40.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) break (d) fix
Answer key
- mean
- be friendly
- vegtable
- light
- short
- little
- calf
- away
- -ness
- sight
- lions
- show
- subsequently
- foot
- retell
- lend
- -er
- cinema
- glad
- musicians
- -ly
- pre-
- quick – fast
- argument
- invention
- peace
- inaudible
- in agreement
- minority
- tell a secret
- bicycle
- ascend
- aunt
- puppy
- flew
- mis-
- very hungry
- especially
- pig
- fix
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