Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is an adjective? (a) persuasively (b) persuasive (c) persuade (d) persuasion
- 2.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
- 4.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) kind (b) rich (c) poor (d) tall
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) fall down (d) get angry
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go out (b) buy a light (c) make a light go on (d) break a light
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) lamb
- 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) duckling
- 10.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 11.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
- 12.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) argumant (b) arguemant (c) arguement (d) argument
- 14.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 15.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) geese (c) keys (d) ships
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) escape (b) return (c) stay (d) sleep
- 17.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) dogs (b) cows (c) goats (d) horses
- 18.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) summer (b) night (c) snow (d) autumn
- 19.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
- 20.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) too much to stand (b) very mild (c) very pleasant (d) very cool
- 21.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) little (c) brave (d) angry
- 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) pride
- 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) cub (d) foal
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look later (b) take care of (c) look behind (d) search for
- 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) ancient – modern
- 26.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happier (b) happiness (c) happily (d) unhappy
- 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
- 28.Complete the idiom: It is raining cats and ___. (a) mice (b) rats (c) cows (d) dogs
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) litter (c) pride (d) fleet
- 30.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) honey (b) silk (c) wool (d) eggs
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) lamb
- 32.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) break (b) choose (c) laugh (d) fix
- 33.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very large (b) far away (c) very busy (d) very near
- 34.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
- 36.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) house (b) garden (c) tree (d) bush
- 37.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 38.Which word is an adjective? (a) successfully (b) succeed (c) success (d) successful
- 39.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) pal
- 40.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
Answer key
- persuasive
- rode
- float – sink
- rich
- re-
- become quiet and relaxed
- make a light go out
- cub
- duckling
- ant
- children
- mishear
- argument
- some
- geese
- escape
- horses
- summer
- site
- too much to stand
- little
- herd
- cub
- take care of
- ancient – modern
- happiness
- slow
- dogs
- litter
- eggs
- lamb
- fix
- far away
- new
- victory – defeat
- bush
- spell wrongly
- successful
- pal
- hare
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