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.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
- 3.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) laziness (c) lazily (d) lazier
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
- 6.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) meet by chance (b) avoid someone (c) run indoors (d) race someone
- 7.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) moon (b) sky (c) sea (d) sun
- 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
- 9.Choose the right form: Everyone looked at the dancer with ___. (a) admire (b) admirable (c) admirably (d) admiration
- 10.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kitten
- 12.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) lady (c) bride (d) aunt
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) start working (b) go downstairs (c) stop working (d) build up
- 14.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) depart (d) require
- 15.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat
- 16.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
- 17.Which word means “without a name”? (a) names (b) namely (c) nameless (d) named
- 18.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) receive (b) resturant (c) independent (d) separate
- 19.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) dry (b) sour (c) hard (d) juicy
- 20.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) disread (d) preread
- 21.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) thin (b) short (c) big (d) warm
- 22.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) transparent
- 24.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) heighth (c) restaurant (d) beautiful
- 25.What does the idiom “get cold feet” mean? (a) need new socks (b) feel very cold (c) get nervous and back out (d) walk on ice
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
- 27.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 28.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) snow (b) autumn (c) summer (d) night
- 29.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasive (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasion
- 30.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
- 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
- 34.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) angry (b) lazy (c) sleepy (d) curious
- 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 36.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) rich (c) kind (d) tall
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) herd
- 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
- 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
Answer key
- re-
- stone – rock
- laziness
- include – exclude
- wet
- meet by chance
- moon
- barber
- admiration
- devise
- calf
- lady
- stop working
- depart
- goat
- eight
- nameless
- resturant
- juicy
- misread
- short
- steal
- transparent
- heighth
- get nervous and back out
- clean
- witch
- summer
- persuade
- hair
- try
- open again
- atlas
- curious
- dis-
- rich
- fleet
- buy
- un-
- big – large
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