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.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidness (b) tidyness (c) tidines (d) tidiness
- 2.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
- 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) lamb
- 4.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) father
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
- 6.What does the idiom “out of the blue” mean? (a) from the sea (b) from the sky (c) suddenly, unexpectedly (d) very sad
- 7.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) optician (d) dentist
- 8.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) pond (b) river (c) glass (d) ocean
- 9.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) conclude
- 10.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) cake (b) bread (c) chalk (d) paper
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
- 13.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) up – down
- 15.The fire spread rapidly through the dry grass. “Rapidly” means ___. (a) quietly (b) slowly (c) gently (d) quickly
- 16.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to teach as singer is to ___. (a) cook (b) dance (c) paint (d) sing
- 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
- 18.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pittiful (c) pitiful (d) pitifull
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
- 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
- 22.Which word is an adverb? (a) descriptive (b) descriptively (c) describe (d) description
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
- 24.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) lamp (b) oil (c) candle (d) paper
- 25.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admiration (b) admirably (c) admire (d) admirable
- 26.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) lions (d) stairs
- 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
- 28.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
- 29.Choose the right form: There is a big ___ between a frog and a toad. (a) differently (b) difference (c) differ (d) different
- 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
- 31.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) aunt (b) princess (c) queen (d) niece
- 32.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) residence (d) occupation
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wash (b) buy (c) remove clothes (d) wear
- 34.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
- 35.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) post a form (b) complete a form (c) tear a form (d) lose a form
- 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 37.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) kid
- 38.Choose the right form: Trees ___ the soil from washing away. (a) protective (b) protection (c) protectively (d) protect
- 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
- 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) foal (c) cub (d) kid
Answer key
- tidiness
- bilingual
- cub
- father
- outside
- suddenly, unexpectedly
- veterinarian
- ocean
- require
- cake
- cook before
- its
- plane
- gift – present
- quickly
- sing
- lend
- pitiful
- give
- short
- traitor
- descriptively
- shout – yell
- oil
- admirable
- stairs
- passenger
- stare
- difference
- synonym
- queen
- refrigerator
- remove clothes
- break
- complete a form
- eminent
- calf
- protect
- already
- cygnet
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