Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which spelling is correct? (a) gramar (b) grammmar (c) grammer (d) grammar
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
- 3.Which word is a verb? (a) destroy (b) destructively (c) destructive (d) destruction
- 4.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a stomach ache (b) a nervous feeling (c) a happy dance (d) a hungry feeling
- 5.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) month (b) day (c) hour (d) minute
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
- 7.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) tomorow (b) disappear (c) receive (d) beautiful
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
- 9.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
- 10.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
- 11.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 13.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
- 14.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
- 15.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) hand (b) leg (c) foot (d) head
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) take care of (c) look behind (d) look later
- 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
- 18.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
- 19.Which word is a verb? (a) purely (b) pure (c) purity (d) purify
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) priviledge (b) privelege (c) privilege (d) privilage
- 21.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) tidy up (c) paint (d) invent a story
- 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) off (b) up (c) down (d) in
- 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) on (b) out (c) up (d) after
- 25.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
- 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) buy (d) need
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stop sleeping (b) go to bed (c) stand up (d) dream
- 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) polite (d) wet
- 29.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) school (c) pride (d) bunch
- 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) on
- 33.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) vegetabel (b) vegtable (c) vegitable (d) vegetable
- 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
- 36.The house was vacant; nobody had lived in it for years. “Vacant” means ___. (a) empty (b) beautiful (c) crowded (d) expensive
- 37.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) wet (b) busy (c) kind (d) sad
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
- 39.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) water (b) milk (c) juice (d) tea
- 40.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
Answer key
- grammar
- begin – start
- destroy
- a nervous feeling
- hour
- top
- tomorow
- full
- sell
- hear
- pharmacist
- shout – yell
- bank
- sleepwalker
- hand
- take care of
- borrow
- calf
- purify
- privilege
- -er
- invent a story
- off
- out
- sale
- talk
- stop sleeping
- polite
- flu
- school
- recheck
- off
- whole
- vegetable
- were
- empty
- sad
- brave – cowardly
- milk
- here
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