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 is a verb? (a) imaginative (b) imagination (c) imagine (d) imaginatively
- 2.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
- 4.What does the idiom “bury the hatchet” mean? (a) hide a weapon (b) make peace (c) start a fight (d) dig a hole
- 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) off (b) after (c) on (d) up
- 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) for (b) off (c) after (d) up
- 10.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) bees
- 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) troupe (d) swarm
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
- 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) selfish (d) early
- 14.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) afraid (c) hungry (d) angry
- 15.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) description (b) descriptive (c) descriptively (d) describe
- 16.Complete the analogy: Cub is to lion as kitten is to ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
- 17.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
- 18.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
- 19.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
- 21.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
- 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
- 23.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
- 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) in (b) down (c) off (d) up
- 25.The cake looked tempting, and we could not wait to eat it. “Tempting” means ___. (a) burnt (b) tiny (c) ugly (d) hard to resist
- 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
- 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
- 28.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearless (b) fearfully (c) fearful (d) feared
- 29.There was an abundant crop of mangoes this year; every tree was full. “Abundant” means ___. (a) rotten (b) very small (c) very sour (d) more than enough
- 30.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darkness (d) darken
- 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
- 34.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) reside (d) commence
- 35.Which word is an adjective? (a) admire (b) admirable (c) admirably (d) admiration
- 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) ancient (b) sharp (c) late (d) polite
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
- 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) exclude (c) sink (d) arrive
- 39.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drove (b) driving (c) driver (d) drives
- 40.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
Answer key
- imagine
- Would
- homophones
- make peace
- on
- cheap – expensive
- go
- mis-
- for
- cows
- troupe
- winter
- selfish
- afraid
- description
- cat
- pilot
- -less
- zoologist
- cold – chilly
- principle
- victory – defeat
- weekly
- up
- hard to resist
- borrow
- aquarium
- fearless
- more than enough
- darkness
- dis-
- outside
- borrow – lend
- verify
- admirable
- sharp
- take
- exclude
- driver
- sleepwalker
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