Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) start a new day (b) stop working for now (c) phone a friend (d) name the day
- 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
- 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) include (c) whisper (d) float
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
- 5.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
- 6.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
- 7.Complete the idiom: Aditya felt like a fish out of ___ at the new school. (a) air (b) water (c) sand (d) milk
- 8.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) treasure (b) hatchet (c) box (d) bone
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
- 12.Which word is an adverb? (a) description (b) descriptively (c) describe (d) descriptive
- 13.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) therefore (c) frequently (d) approximately
- 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
- 15.Which word is an adverb? (a) admirable (b) admiration (c) admirably (d) admire
- 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) mischivous (b) mischevous (c) mischievous (d) mischievious
- 18.Complete the analogy: Ant is to small as elephant is to ___. (a) fast (b) green (c) tiny (d) big
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
- 20.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to students as doctor is to ___. (a) tickets (b) farmers (c) books (d) patients
- 21.Complete the analogy: Chef is to kitchen as scientist is to ___. (a) library (b) laboratory (c) court (d) stadium
- 22.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) believe (c) rhythm (d) hieght
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) blame (c) arrive (d) float
- 24.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) ant (d) owl
- 25.The weather was so balmy that we had our picnic outdoors. “Balmy” means ___. (a) very windy (b) pleasantly warm (c) very stormy (d) freezing cold
- 26.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) in (b) up (c) after (d) out
- 28.The house was vacant; nobody had lived in it for years. “Vacant” means ___. (a) crowded (b) expensive (c) empty (d) beautiful
- 29.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) take care of (b) feel sad (c) find in a dictionary (d) forget a word
- 30.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) bees
- 31.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) swarm (b) flock (c) pride (d) bunch
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) generous – selfish
- 34.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 35.Complete the analogy: Village is to small as city is to ___. (a) tiny (b) big (c) empty (d) quiet
- 36.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 37.Which spelling is correct? (a) beautiful (b) beautifull (c) beatiful (d) beutiful
- 38.The traveller was weary after walking all day in the sun. “Weary” means ___. (a) very rich (b) very tired (c) very angry (d) very happy
- 39.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) mischievous (b) grammar (c) tomorrow (d) libary
Answer key
- stop working for now
- lead
- include
- quick – fast
- millennium
- know
- water
- hatchet
- re-
- sun
- orphanage
- descriptively
- therefore
- lose
- admirably
- enough
- mischievous
- big
- wise – foolish
- patients
- laboratory
- hieght
- blame
- eagle
- pleasantly warm
- mishear
- out
- empty
- find in a dictionary
- bees
- breath
- pride
- generous – selfish
- prejudge
- big
- adopt
- beautiful
- very tired
- mis-
- libary
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