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.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stand up (c) keep going (d) stop trying
- 2.Which spelling is correct? (a) commitee (b) committee (c) committe (d) comittee
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) remove (b) cook (c) wear (d) sell
- 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) also (d) lucky
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
- 6.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
- 7.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) stairs (d) grapes
- 8.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) very bright (b) bad-smelling (c) very small (d) sweet-smelling
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) vegetable (b) believe (c) excellent (d) calender
- 10.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) especially (b) separate (c) tomorrow (d) adress
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
- 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
- 13.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) eaglet
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
- 15.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) float (d) sing
- 17.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) up (b) across (c) off (d) after
- 19.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
- 20.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) therefore
- 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
- 22.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) bees
- 23.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
- 24.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) very clean (b) in short supply (c) easy to find (d) very cold
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
- 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) on
- 27.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) kind (c) rich (d) poor
- 28.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) aunt (c) headmistress (d) queen
- 29.Choose the right form: There is a big ___ between a frog and a toad. (a) different (b) differently (c) differ (d) difference
- 30.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) fish (d) ships
- 31.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 32.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
- 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) herd (c) clutch (d) fleet
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 35.Priya was adamant that she would finish the race, even with a sore foot. “Adamant” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) scared (c) unsure (d) firm, not changing mind
- 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
- 37.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 39.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sky (b) moon (c) sun (d) sea
- 40.Complete the analogy: Bee is to buzz as snake is to ___. (a) hiss (b) moo (c) bark (d) neigh
Answer key
- stop trying
- committee
- wear
- also
- float – sink
- so
- stairs
- sweet-smelling
- calender
- adress
- slow
- proceed
- eaglet
- herd
- daily
- float
- knew
- up
- carnivore
- therefore
- rise
- bees
- new
- in short supply
- last
- off
- rich
- headmistress
- difference
- fish
- no
- Raise
- clutch
- dis-
- firm, not changing mind
- disrespect
- re-
- visit again
- moon
- hiss
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