Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) punch a bag (b) go to bed (c) go shopping (d) pack a bag
- 2.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – bold
- 4.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) heavy (b) kind (c) quick (d) empty
- 5.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) hit a plant (b) run very fast (c) avoid the main point (d) clean the garden
- 6.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
- 7.Complete the analogy: Book is to library as money is to ___. (a) park (b) school (c) bank (d) garden
- 8.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) room (b) house (c) box (d) bag
- 9.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
- 10.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
- 11.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) hostess (d) princess
- 12.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) thin (b) rich (c) fat (d) short
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) dissappear (b) disapear (c) disappear (d) dissapear
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
- 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) up (c) for (d) off
- 16.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attract (b) attraction (c) attractively (d) attractive
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
- 19.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helper (b) helpless (c) helpfully (d) helpful
- 20.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) hold (b) keep (c) lose (d) submit
- 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) up (b) after (c) down (d) across
- 23.Complete the analogy: Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___. (a) farm (b) shop (c) school (d) court
- 24.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
- 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 28.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) peahen
- 29.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 30.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tired (d) smart
- 31.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) especially (b) restaurant (c) privilege (d) exagerate
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
- 33.Zoya felt remorse after she shouted at her little brother. “Remorse” means ___. (a) great joy (b) anger (c) sorrow for doing wrong (d) pride
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) whole (d) lucky
- 35.Which word is an adjective? (a) destroy (b) destructively (c) destructive (d) destruction
- 36.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helpless (c) helper (d) helpful
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
- 38.Which word is a noun? (a) differently (b) difference (c) differ (d) different
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
- 40.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) raise a child (b) forget a child (c) punish (d) carry upstairs
Answer key
- go to bed
- orphanage
- brave – cowardly
- quick
- avoid the main point
- play again
- bank
- bag
- Which
- son
- waitress
- thin
- disappear
- hot
- for
- attraction
- cheap – expensive
- happy
- helpful
- observe
- submit
- down
- school
- Where
- fortnight
- short
- out
- ewe
- piece
- smart
- exagerate
- empty
- sorrow for doing wrong
- whole
- destructive
- helper
- asleep
- difference
- go
- raise a child
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