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 is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) girl (d) aunt
- 2.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) head (b) leg (c) hand (d) foot
- 3.The cloth was translucent, letting some light pass through. “Translucent” means ___. (a) very thick (b) very dark (c) letting light through (d) very heavy
- 4.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) saddness (c) sadness (d) sadnes
- 5.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
- 6.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
- 7.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
- 8.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
- 9.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) mice (b) cats (c) cows (d) rats
- 10.Which word is an adjective? (a) simplicity (b) simply (c) simplify (d) simple
- 11.Complete the analogy: Pilot is to plane as driver is to ___. (a) kite (b) ship (c) car (d) horse
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) shout (b) invite (c) phone (d) cancel
- 13.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
- 14.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
- 15.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) lose a form (b) complete a form (c) tear a form (d) post a form
- 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) off (b) up (c) out (d) in
- 17.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
- 18.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
- 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
- 20.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
- 22.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
- 23.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) box (c) plate (d) bowl
- 24.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) glad (b) tired (c) rude (d) hungry
- 25.After the monsoon, the village had an ample supply of water. “Ample” means ___. (a) more than enough (b) dirty (c) salty (d) very little
- 26.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) start a new day (b) phone a friend (c) name the day (d) stop working for now
- 27.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) down (b) after (c) up (d) into
- 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
- 30.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) very busy (b) feeling warm (c) in trouble (d) taking a bath
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
- 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 33.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) begin (d) stop
- 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
- 35.The old man was frail and needed help to climb the stairs. “Frail” means ___. (a) strong (b) rude (c) rich (d) weak
- 36.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) kitten (d) calf
- 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) kitten
- 38.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) keys (d) sheep
- 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
- 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
Answer key
- girl
- hand
- letting light through
- sadness
- museum
- botanist
- jockey
- won
- cats
- simple
- car
- cancel
- sew
- sleepwalker
- complete a form
- out
- site
- herd
- asleep
- right
- sell
- -ful
- piece
- glad
- more than enough
- stop working for now
- son
- after
- start
- in trouble
- go up
- small
- begin
- night
- weak
- calf
- foal
- sheep
- principal
- generous – selfish
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