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.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
- 2.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) Wedensday (b) Wednesday (c) Wensday (d) Wednsday
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
- 5.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) lazy (b) curious (c) sleepy (d) angry
- 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
- 7.Which spelling is correct? (a) conscence (b) consience (c) conscience (d) concience
- 8.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) husband
- 9.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) month (b) day (c) hour (d) minute
- 10.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
- 11.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) audible
- 12.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farming (b) farmed (c) farmer (d) farmland
- 13.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
- 15.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 19.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) pig (d) frog
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) down
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
- 24.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
- 25.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) subsequently
- 26.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) stubborn (b) tiny (c) hungry (d) friendly
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
- 28.Which word is an adjective? (a) endanger (b) danger (c) dangerously (d) dangerous
- 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) physician (c) occupation (d) error
- 30.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) keep (b) lose (c) submit (d) hold
- 31.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 32.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) fresh (b) sweet (c) strange (d) pleasant
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
- 34.Complete the analogy: Lion is to lioness as tiger is to ___. (a) tigress (b) lioness (c) hen (d) mare
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) duckling
- 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
- 37.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
- 38.Complete the analogy: Child is to children as mouse is to ___. (a) mouse (b) rats (c) mice (d) cheese
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) roof (d) exit
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) lucky (d) often
Answer key
- asleep
- sale
- Wednesday
- dark
- curious
- small
- conscience
- son
- hour
- -ness
- invisible
- farmer
- fair
- soft
- whole
- victory – defeat
- rough – smooth
- un-
- pig
- cold – chilly
- down
- ill – sick
- stone – rock
- rode
- subsequently
- stubborn
- start
- dangerous
- physician
- submit
- knew
- strange
- arrive – depart
- tigress
- duckling
- Where
- Raise
- mice
- exit
- right away
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