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.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
- 2.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) hen (d) cow
- 3.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) empress (b) duchess (c) princess (d) queen
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
- 5.What does the idiom “on cloud nine” mean? (a) very sleepy (b) very happy (c) in the rain (d) on a plane
- 6.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) dancers (d) keys
- 7.Which word is an adjective? (a) successful (b) succeed (c) successfully (d) success
- 8.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
- 10.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
- 11.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) bright (c) dull (d) wet
- 12.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) sleep (b) return (c) escape (d) stay
- 14.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) however
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) cheap (b) polite (c) honest (d) early
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
- 18.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
- 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
- 21.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) fix (c) break (d) choose
- 22.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
- 24.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
- 25.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
- 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
- 29.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) present (c) shout (d) smile
- 30.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) arrive (b) agree (c) postpone (d) wear
- 31.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pittiful (c) pitifull (d) pitiful
- 32.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) headmistress
- 33.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 34.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindniss (c) kindness (d) kindeness
- 35.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) paint (b) tidy up (c) invent a story (d) tell the truth
- 36.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) bowl (b) box (c) plate (d) piece
- 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) live (d) help
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) concience (b) conscence (c) consience (d) conscience
- 39.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) down (b) after (c) across (d) up
Answer key
- lose
- goat
- empress
- float – sink
- very happy
- dancers
- successful
- assist
- rich – wealthy
- won
- bright
- eyewitness
- escape
- however
- cheap
- dark
- include – exclude
- then
- adapt
- calf
- fix
- witch
- night
- inedible
- century
- ancient – modern
- stop
- swarm
- present
- postpone
- pitiful
- headmistress
- re-
- kindness
- invent a story
- piece
- think about
- conscience
- road
- down
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