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 word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) reject (c) select (d) sleep
- 2.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) head (b) hands (c) stomach (d) shoes
- 3.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) court (b) school (c) ship (d) farm
- 4.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
- 5.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankful (c) thankfully (d) thankless
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) modern (c) honest (d) absent
- 7.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a red fruit (b) an eye problem (c) a greedy person (d) a dearly loved person
- 8.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) horse (d) hen
- 9.Choose the right form: Do not play near the railway track; it is ___. (a) dangerous (b) endanger (c) danger (d) dangerously
- 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
- 12.What does the idiom “zip your lips” mean? (a) eat quickly (b) close a bag (c) smile widely (d) keep quiet
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) complete a form (b) tear a form (c) lose a form (d) post a form
- 14.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) healthy (c) proud (d) tall
- 15.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) wet (c) tiny (d) modern
- 17.Which word is a verb? (a) admirable (b) admirably (c) admiration (d) admire
- 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
- 19.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) five (b) seven (c) ten (d) nine
- 20.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) feel cold (b) feel lucky (c) turn blue (d) feel sad
- 21.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) journey (c) question (d) victory
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
- 24.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) carry (c) jump (d) choose
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) early (c) modern (d) polite
- 26.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
- 27.The patient’s condition was critical, so the doctors acted fast. “Critical” means ___. (a) very simple (b) very good (c) very funny (d) very serious
- 28.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) begin (c) laugh (d) repair
- 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
- 30.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) goddess (c) princess (d) queen
- 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) wise (c) early (d) modern
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) fast – slow
- 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
- 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) disappear (b) height (c) parliament (d) rhytm
- 35.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunciasion (b) pronunsiation (c) pronounciation (d) pronunciation
- 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) puppy
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
- 39.The empty house looked eerie at night, with creaking doors. “Eerie” means ___. (a) very warm (b) very clean (c) bright and cheerful (d) strange and scary
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) money (d) phone
Answer key
- select
- stomach
- ship
- library
- thankful
- absent
- a dearly loved person
- horse
- dangerous
- arrive – depart
- sell
- keep quiet
- complete a form
- ill
- host
- modern
- admire
- lose
- nine
- feel sad
- choir
- question
- heavy
- choose
- smooth
- stationery
- very serious
- begin
- cold – chilly
- goddess
- wise
- big – large
- site
- rhytm
- altar
- pronunciation
- kitten
- borrow – lend
- strange and scary
- mistake
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