Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) angry (c) tiny (d) wet
- 3.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
- 4.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) hand (b) arm (c) ear (d) eye
- 5.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
- 6.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
- 7.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliment (b) parlament (c) parliamant (d) parliament
- 9.Complete the analogy: King is to queen as prince is to ___. (a) king (b) aunt (c) duchess (d) princess
- 10.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) start a friendly talk (b) break something cold (c) feel very cold (d) get very angry
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
- 12.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) preread (d) unread
- 13.What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg” mean? (a) be very expensive (b) be cheap (c) hurt badly (d) need a doctor
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
- 15.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
- 16.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) laziness (c) lazyness (d) lazness
- 17.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) wife (d) daughter
- 18.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 19.Choose the right form: She is a ___ doctor in Pune. (a) succeed (b) successful (c) successfully (d) success
- 20.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
- 21.Complete the analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to ___. (a) sour (b) bitter (c) salty (d) spicy
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) hide (b) go outside (c) discover (d) lose
- 23.Complete the analogy: Pages are to book as leaves are to ___. (a) cloud (b) stone (c) root (d) tree
- 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
- 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
- 26.Which word is an adjective? (a) inventive (b) invent (c) inventively (d) invention
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) refuse (c) agree after resisting (d) attack
- 28.Which word is an adjective? (a) creation (b) creatively (c) creative (d) create
- 29.Which word is an adjective? (a) differ (b) difference (c) differently (d) different
- 30.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: The rich man gave ___ all his money to the poor. (a) away (b) across (c) after (d) off
- 32.Complete the analogy: Glove is to hand as sock is to ___. (a) foot (b) head (c) arm (d) neck
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
- 34.Rohan was perplexed by the strange message and read it five times. “Perplexed” means ___. (a) puzzled (b) pleased (c) angry (d) sleepy
- 35.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
- 36.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) king (d) boy
- 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) occassion (b) noticeable (c) separate (d) rhythm
- 38.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 39.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) down
Answer key
- -ness
- modern
- frequently
- eye
- illegal
- so
- donor
- parliament
- princess
- start a friendly talk
- weak
- misread
- be very expensive
- borrow – lend
- error
- laziness
- daughter
- judge wrongly
- successful
- passed
- sour
- discover
- tree
- calf
- optimist
- inventive
- agree after resisting
- creative
- different
- re-
- away
- foot
- scared – afraid
- puzzled
- sow
- boy
- occassion
- fair
- lightning
- down
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