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) beautify (d) beautifully
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
- 3.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very thick (b) very cold (c) very salty (d) very hot
- 4.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 5.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) goats (b) dogs (c) horses (d) cows
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
- 7.Which word is a noun? (a) pure (b) purify (c) purely (d) purity
- 8.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) silent (c) quick (d) noisy
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) beleeve (b) believe (c) beleive (d) belive
- 10.What does the idiom “pull someone’s leg” mean? (a) trip someone (b) tease someone (c) hurt someone (d) help someone walk
- 11.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) necessary (b) knowledge (c) pronunciasion (d) occasion
- 12.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) pronounciation (b) accommodation (c) beginning (d) receive
- 13.The tortoise was sluggish and took all day to cross the garden. “Sluggish” means ___. (a) angry (b) noisy (c) fast (d) slow-moving
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) immediately (b) caracter (c) schedule (d) beginning
- 15.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
- 16.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
- 17.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 18.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) forget about (b) be afraid of (c) look straight ahead (d) wait eagerly for
- 20.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavilly (c) heavyly (d) heavily
- 21.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) quick-moving (b) heavy (c) clumsy (d) sleepy
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
- 23.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmer (b) swimmar (c) swimer (d) swimmor
- 24.Priya was adamant that she would finish the race, even with a sore foot. “Adamant” means ___. (a) firm, not changing mind (b) scared (c) unsure (d) sleepy
- 25.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) increase (b) grow (c) reduce (d) cook
- 26.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) successfully (b) successful (c) succeed (d) success
- 27.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) cows (d) dancers
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) achive (b) acheive (c) acheeve (d) achieve
- 29.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
- 30.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) reside (d) require
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
- 32.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) oil (b) lamp (c) paper (d) candle
- 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 34.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
- 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
- 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
- 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
- 40.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very short (c) unclear (d) very clear
Answer key
- beautifully
- gift – present
- very hot
- disobey
- horses
- hot
- purity
- silent
- believe
- tease someone
- pronunciasion
- pronounciation
- slow-moving
- caracter
- hen
- converse
- stair
- herbivore
- wait eagerly for
- heavily
- quick-moving
- slow
- swimmer
- firm, not changing mind
- reduce
- succeed
- dancers
- achieve
- mint
- descend
- calf
- oil
- dis-
- blew
- reside
- rough – smooth
- mis-
- complimented
- ill – sick
- unclear
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