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: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
- 2.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
- 3.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
- 4.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
- 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) flock (b) herd (c) pride (d) bundle
- 6.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) neccesary (c) embarrass (d) pronunciation
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
- 8.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
- 11.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakness (b) weaken (c) weakly (d) weaker
- 12.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) ships (d) lions
- 13.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
- 14.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 15.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
- 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 17.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) tired (c) rude (d) glad
- 18.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) dangerous (b) safe (c) flat (d) easy
- 19.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) crawl (d) jump
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
- 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) wet (c) lazy (d) tall
- 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) bunch
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
- 24.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoping (c) hopeless (d) hoped
- 25.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) require (d) purchase
- 26.Complete the analogy: Lion is to roar as dog is to ___. (a) moo (b) bark (c) hiss (d) neigh
- 27.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) repair (c) laugh (d) choose
- 28.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) very clean (b) very cold (c) in short supply (d) easy to find
- 29.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) happiness (c) unhappy (d) happier
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) cub (d) foal
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
- 32.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) below (d) behind
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) stop (b) continue (c) carry a bag (d) lift up
- 34.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
- 35.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) rats (b) cows (c) mice (d) cats
- 36.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) down (b) off (c) after (d) across
- 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
- 39.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) clever (b) angry (c) slow (d) empty
- 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) swarm (b) herd (c) flock (d) team
Answer key
- plumber
- steel
- occupation
- cat
- bundle
- neccesary
- late
- -less
- un-
- sow
- weakness
- lions
- -ly
- rebuild
- new
- aunt
- glad
- dangerous
- jump
- begin – start
- polite
- bunch
- go
- hopeless
- depart
- bark
- repair
- in short supply
- happiness
- cygnet
- calf
- below
- continue
- sun
- cats
- pessimist
- down
- young
- clever
- team
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