Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is an adverb? (a) successful (b) success (c) succeed (d) successfully
- 2.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) honey (b) milk (c) eggs (d) silk
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
- 5.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) invite (b) phone (c) cancel (d) shout
- 6.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) judges (c) ships (d) bees
- 7.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
- 8.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) tigress (c) lioness (d) hen
- 9.Complete the analogy: Run is to ran as swim is to ___. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swum (d) swimming
- 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
- 11.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
- 12.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
- 13.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) rats (b) cats (c) cows (d) mice
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
- 15.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pityful (c) pittiful (d) pitiful
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) class
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
- 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
- 20.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weakness (c) weaken (d) weaker
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
- 22.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) easy (b) rich (c) difficult (d) tall
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) take later (b) follow a road (c) run behind (d) look like a parent
- 24.Which word is an adjective? (a) protection (b) protect (c) protectively (d) protective
- 25.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) cow (d) ewe
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) win – lose
- 27.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
- 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
- 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
- 30.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
- 31.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) quick-moving (c) clumsy (d) heavy
- 32.Which spelling is correct? (a) indipendent (b) indepedent (c) independent (d) independant
- 33.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 34.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at 11 o'clock (b) very early (c) every hour (d) at the last moment
- 35.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simple (b) simplify (c) simply (d) simplicity
- 36.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 37.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) poor (d) kind
- 38.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
- 39.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
- 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
Answer key
- successfully
- honey
- pre-
- light
- cancel
- judges
- pilot
- tigress
- swam
- botanist
- hen
- patriot
- cats
- brave – cowardly
- pitiful
- un-
- class
- short
- cub
- weakness
- night
- easy
- look like a parent
- protective
- mare
- mend – repair
- veterinarian
- invisible
- cheap – expensive
- device
- quick-moving
- independent
- flower
- at the last moment
- simply
- judge before
- rich
- rode
- tourist
- principal
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