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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
- 2.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) cows (d) singers
- 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
- 4.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
- 6.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) throw (b) lift (c) push (d) drop
- 7.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
- 8.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) expecially (b) especialy (c) espescially (d) especially
- 10.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
- 11.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) look closely (b) agree fully (c) stare angrily (d) see clearly
- 12.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) man
- 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 14.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beauty (b) beautiful (c) beautify (d) beautifully
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) ancient (b) early (c) proud (d) wide
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) sit down (b) switch off (c) finish a trip (d) start a journey
- 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) puppy
- 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
- 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
- 20.Complete the analogy: Eye is to see as ear is to ___. (a) touch (b) hear (c) smell (d) taste
- 21.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) excited (b) proud (c) unwilling (d) quick
- 22.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) box (b) bowl (c) plate (d) piece
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
- 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 25.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) lose a form (b) tear a form (c) complete a form (d) post a form
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) early (c) deep (d) rich
- 27.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
- 29.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) successfully (b) successful (c) success (d) succeed
- 30.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) ships (c) bees (d) grapes
- 31.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidyness (b) tidiness (c) tidines (d) tidness
- 32.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunsiation (b) pronunciasion (c) pronunciation (d) pronounciation
- 33.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beginning (b) noticeable (c) address (d) forein
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
- 35.The house was vacant; nobody had lived in it for years. “Vacant” means ___. (a) beautiful (b) expensive (c) empty (d) crowded
- 36.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) fence (b) chair (c) wall (d) bench
- 37.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) phone a friend (b) start a new day (c) name the day (d) stop working for now
- 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
- 39.Complete the analogy: Horse is to stable as dog is to ___. (a) hive (b) den (c) nest (d) kennel
- 40.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very proud (b) very angry (c) very excited (d) very tired
Answer key
- jockey
- singers
- expert
- deer
- shout – yell
- lift
- peace
- immediately
- especially
- passenger
- agree fully
- man
- paint again
- beautifully
- proud
- start a journey
- kitten
- course
- subsequently
- hear
- unwilling
- piece
- tell
- count wrongly
- complete a form
- deep
- know
- stone – rock
- succeed
- monkeys
- tidiness
- pronunciation
- forein
- shy – timid
- empty
- fence
- stop working for now
- go up
- kennel
- very tired
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