Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
- 3.Which word is a verb? (a) persuade (b) persuasively (c) persuasion (d) persuasive
- 4.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) stomach (b) hands (c) head (d) shoes
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) sleep (c) run (d) hear
- 7.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) eggs (b) wool (c) honey (d) silk
- 8.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) bull (d) lion
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
- 10.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 11.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
- 12.Complete the analogy: Pages are to book as leaves are to ___. (a) root (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
- 13.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) agree fully (b) stare angrily (c) see clearly (d) look closely
- 14.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) feel lucky (b) feel sad (c) feel cold (d) turn blue
- 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) joey (d) cub
- 16.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) big (c) sad (d) quick
- 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
- 18.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kindly (c) kinder (d) kindest
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
- 20.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
- 23.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) assist (d) conclude
- 24.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
- 25.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
- 26.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) brand new (b) very tall (c) falling apart (d) very clean
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) separate (b) saparate (c) separete (d) seperate
- 29.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
- 30.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
- 31.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) keys (d) musicians
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) immediately (b) recieve (c) definitely (d) knowledge
- 33.Which word is a verb? (a) admirable (b) admiration (c) admire (d) admirably
- 34.After the rain, the garden looked lush and green. “Lush” means ___. (a) dry and dead (b) very small (c) thick and healthy (d) very dirty
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) happy – glad (d) shout – yell
- 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
- 37.Which spelling is correct? (a) heigth (b) height (c) hieght (d) heighth
- 38.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) aunt (d) nun
- 39.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) ill (d) fast
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) up (b) off (c) along (d) after
Answer key
- quick – fast
- cold
- persuade
- stomach
- re-
- speak
- eggs
- tiger
- choose – select
- eminent
- mint
- tree
- agree fully
- feel sad
- joey
- big
- lightning
- kindly
- buy
- road
- pre-
- tale
- enquire
- won
- cinema
- falling apart
- scared – afraid
- separate
- wet
- require
- musicians
- recieve
- admire
- thick and healthy
- include – exclude
- hot
- height
- nun
- fast
- along
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