Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) name the day (b) stop working for now (c) phone a friend (d) start a new day
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
- 3.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) disappear (c) temperature (d) espescially
- 4.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunciasion (b) pronunsiation (c) pronounciation (d) pronunciation
- 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) at (b) for (c) on (d) to
- 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) roof (b) loss (c) journey (d) question
- 8.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) wait for (b) take care of (c) search for (d) find by chance
- 9.Which word is a noun? (a) persuade (b) persuasive (c) persuasively (d) persuasion
- 10.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
- 11.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
- 12.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
- 13.There was an abundant crop of mangoes this year; every tree was full. “Abundant” means ___. (a) more than enough (b) very small (c) very sour (d) rotten
- 14.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) choose (c) shout (d) start
- 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) test (d) money
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
- 17.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attract (b) attractive (c) attractively (d) attraction
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wash (b) buy (c) remove clothes (d) wear
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) beatiful (b) beautifull (c) beutiful (d) beautiful
- 21.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
- 22.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
- 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 24.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) good luck that looks bad (b) a fancy dress (c) a sad goodbye (d) a secret prayer
- 25.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) wet (c) kind (d) difficult
- 26.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 27.Choose the right form: Trees ___ the soil from washing away. (a) protection (b) protective (c) protect (d) protectively
- 28.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) eggs (b) silk (c) honey (d) milk
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) window (c) profit (d) answer
- 30.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) farmer (b) tailor (c) barber (d) photographer
- 31.Choose the right form: Hard work is the key to ___. (a) succeed (b) successfully (c) successful (d) success
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) fall down (b) go downstairs (c) get angry (d) become quiet and relaxed
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) caracter (b) character (c) charecter (d) charactor
- 35.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) stethoscope (b) pen (c) brush (d) saw
- 36.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
- 39.Which word is an adjective? (a) attract (b) attraction (c) attractive (d) attractively
- 40.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckily (b) luckyly (c) lukily (d) luckilly
Answer key
- stop working for now
- buy
- espescially
- pronunciation
- to
- mint
- loss
- search for
- persuasion
- coarse
- nose
- sow
- more than enough
- start
- test
- shy – timid
- attraction
- generous – selfish
- remove clothes
- beautiful
- immediately
- here
- lead wrongly
- good luck that looks bad
- difficult
- witch
- protect
- honey
- profit
- photographer
- success
- brave – cowardly
- become quiet and relaxed
- character
- saw
- small
- atlas
- include – exclude
- attractive
- luckily
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