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.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beauty (b) beautiful (c) beautifully (d) beautify
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) joey (c) cub (d) chick
- 3.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
- 4.What does the idiom “a fish out of water” mean? (a) a hungry cat (b) a good swimmer (c) uncomfortable in a place (d) a dying fish
- 5.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) very clean (b) very cold (c) in short supply (d) easy to find
- 6.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
- 7.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
- 8.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
- 9.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 10.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) hand (b) head (c) foot (d) leg
- 11.What does the idiom “on cloud nine” mean? (a) in the rain (b) very happy (c) on a plane (d) very sleepy
- 12.Complete the analogy: Cow is to calf as sheep is to ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
- 13.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) verify (d) purchase
- 14.Which spelling is correct? (a) ocassion (b) occasion (c) occassion (d) ocasion
- 15.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) bread (b) cake (c) chalk (d) paper
- 16.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) nephew (d) husband
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) early (c) ancient (d) public
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) smooth (d) early
- 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 20.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) duck (d) ewe
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) attack (c) refuse (d) agree after resisting
- 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
- 23.What does the idiom “kill two birds with one stone” mean? (a) hunt birds (b) throw stones (c) do two jobs at once (d) be very cruel
- 24.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
- 26.Choose the right form: There is a big ___ between a frog and a toad. (a) difference (b) different (c) differently (d) differ
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) borrow (b) keep (c) sell (d) give for free
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
- 29.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) edible
- 30.Which spelling is correct? (a) interrupt (b) interrup (c) intterupt (d) interupt
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) clever (c) cowardly (d) early
- 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
- 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) shout (d) win
- 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
- 37.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) cows (d) ships
- 38.Which word is an adjective? (a) beautifully (b) beauty (c) beautify (d) beautiful
- 39.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
- 40.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) error (d) occupation
Answer key
- beautifully
- joey
- sufficient
- uncomfortable in a place
- in short supply
- complemented
- museum
- illegal
- flour
- hand
- very happy
- lamb
- verify
- occasion
- cake
- brother
- public
- smooth
- visit again
- duck
- agree after resisting
- lucky
- do two jobs at once
- aviary
- quick – fast
- difference
- give for free
- young
- invisible
- interrupt
- short
- cowardly
- far
- lend
- illiterate
- start
- cows
- beautiful
- decade
- examination
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