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 “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) busy (d) clever
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 4.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
- 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
- 8.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) monkeys
- 9.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) chalk (b) paper (c) bread (d) cake
- 10.Which word is a noun? (a) simple (b) simplify (c) simplicity (d) simply
- 11.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) ant (c) eagle (d) owl
- 12.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) calendar (c) independant (d) address
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) question (c) defeat (d) answer
- 15.Which word is an adverb? (a) destroy (b) destructive (c) destruction (d) destructively
- 16.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) increase (c) arrive (d) float
- 18.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
- 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) optimist
- 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) fleet (b) litter (c) flock (d) pride
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) get angry (b) go downstairs (c) become quiet and relaxed (d) fall down
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) expensive (b) modern (c) brave (d) honest
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) sleep (c) return (d) escape
- 24.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) strong-smelling (b) pleasant (c) faint (d) sweet-smelling
- 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) across (b) off (c) after (d) in
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
- 27.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
- 28.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) box (b) room (c) bag (d) house
- 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
- 30.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
- 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) down
- 32.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) sticks (d) sailors
- 33.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) gramar (b) grammmar (c) grammer (d) grammar
- 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 36.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
- 37.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
- 38.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) grapes (d) ships
- 39.The hikers were parched after the long climb and drank all their water. “Parched” means ___. (a) very thirsty (b) very cold (c) very proud (d) very sleepy
- 40.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
Answer key
- wealthy
- mis-
- not allow
- -ly
- be
- night
- stand
- monkeys
- cake
- simplicity
- eagle
- piece
- independant
- defeat
- destructively
- demonstrate
- increase
- steal
- polyglot
- litter
- become quiet and relaxed
- expensive
- escape
- strong-smelling
- in
- gift – present
- depart
- bag
- conscience
- homophones
- down
- sticks
- Would
- grammar
- up
- It's
- vegetarian
- ships
- very thirsty
- pre-
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