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: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) incorrect
- 2.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very old (b) very tall (c) very new (d) very small
- 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) brave
- 4.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) empress (c) duchess (d) princess
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
- 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kid (d) lamb
- 7.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) innocent (b) polite (c) generous (d) ancient
- 9.Complete the analogy: Petal is to flower as page is to ___. (a) ink (b) pen (c) book (d) shelf
- 10.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) honest and open (c) secret (d) false
- 11.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) curious (b) sleepy (c) angry (d) lazy
- 12.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) pleasant (b) sweet (c) strange (d) fresh
- 13.Complete the idiom: The test was hard, but I had to bite the ___ and finish it. (a) pencil (b) bullet (c) apple (d) biscuit
- 14.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) look (b) crook (c) book (d) cook
- 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
- 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
- 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) think about
- 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) borrower (d) donor
- 22.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
- 23.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidiness (b) tidness (c) tidyness (d) tidines
- 24.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) dig (b) crawl (c) run (d) fly
- 25.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) winning a game (b) going backwards (c) starting all over again (d) a new square shape
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) neccesary (b) necesary (c) neccessary (d) necessary
- 27.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
- 28.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
- 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) continue (b) carry a bag (c) stop (d) lift up
- 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
- 33.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) monkeys (d) ships
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
- 35.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) hungry (d) glad
- 36.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 37.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) rich (d) unhappy
- 38.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) deer (c) frog (d) duck
- 39.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
- 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) kitten (d) puppy
Answer key
- impossible
- very old
- brave
- empress
- fast
- kid
- misuse
- innocent
- book
- honest and open
- curious
- strange
- bullet
- crook
- borrow – lend
- eminent
- blue
- calf
- but
- think about
- donor
- meet
- tidiness
- fly
- starting all over again
- necessary
- weather
- fair
- last
- -ness
- continue
- beside
- monkeys
- hot
- glad
- peace
- unhappy
- deer
- break
- puppy
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