Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 132 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) clean the garden (b) hit a plant (c) run very fast (d) avoid the main point
2. 2.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
3. 3.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) duck (d) goat
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
5. 5.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) modern (c) honest (d) blunt
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) absent (d) modern
8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) after (b) across (c) in (d) off
9. 9.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) feel very cold (b) get very angry (c) start a friendly talk (d) break something cold
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) pride (b) bunch (c) herd (d) swarm
11. 11.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
12. 12.Complete the idiom: Rohan was over the ___ when he won the prize. (a) moon (b) hill (c) stars (d) sun
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
15. 15.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) short (b) thin (c) big (d) warm
16. 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
17. 17.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
18. 18.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpfol (c) helpfel (d) helpful
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
20. 20.What does the idiom “lend a hand” mean? (a) shake hands (b) borrow money (c) give a hand away (d) help someone
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) cheap (b) polite (c) early (d) honest
22. 22.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakor (b) baker (c) bakar (d) bakeer
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
24. 24.Which word is a noun? (a) admiration (b) admirable (c) admire (d) admirably
25. 25.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) horse
26. 26.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) teacher (b) answer (c) pen (d) book
27. 27.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
28. 28.Which word is an adjective? (a) difference (b) differently (c) different (d) differ
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) owlet
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
32. 32.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) brother
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) explode (b) sing (c) fly away (d) breathe
34. 34.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) wall (b) chair (c) bench (d) fence
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) litter (b) gang (c) fleet (d) pride
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
38. 38.Which word is a verb? (a) admiration (b) admirable (c) admire (d) admirably
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
40. 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest

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