Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
- 2.Which word is a noun? (a) destructively (b) destruction (c) destructive (d) destroy
- 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
- 4.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) wet (b) dry (c) cold (d) fast
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) joey (c) chick (d) cub
- 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
- 9.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) waste oil (b) cook at night (c) work late into the night (d) light a lamp
- 10.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
- 11.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearful (c) fearless (d) fearfully
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) money (d) bike
- 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
- 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
- 15.Complete the analogy: India is to New Delhi as Japan is to ___. (a) Tokyo (b) Dhaka (c) Beijing (d) Kathmandu
- 16.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) boy (d) husband
- 17.Which word is an adjective? (a) attractive (b) attraction (c) attract (d) attractively
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
- 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) sharp (c) ancient (d) polite
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – defeat
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run very fast (b) have none left (c) have plenty (d) run outside
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
- 24.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) brush (b) pen (c) saw (d) stethoscope
- 25.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get angry (b) get lost (c) fight (d) be friendly
- 26.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
- 27.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) brave (b) little (c) giant (d) angry
- 28.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) especialy (b) espescially (c) especially (d) expecially
- 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
- 32.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) grapes (d) sailors
- 33.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) weight (b) distance (c) speed (d) time
- 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
- 35.Complete the analogy: Rose is to flower as mango is to ___. (a) fruit (b) spice (c) vegetable (d) drink
- 36.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) geese
- 37.Which spelling is correct? (a) knoledge (b) knowledge (c) knowladge (d) knowlege
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) tomorow (b) tomorrow (c) tommorrow (d) tommorow
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
- 40.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
Answer key
- ill – sick
- destruction
- get
- wet
- not clear
- joey
- library
- dirty
- work late into the night
- right
- fearless
- job
- edible
- go up
- Tokyo
- boy
- attractive
- rough – smooth
- out
- sharp
- victory – defeat
- have none left
- pull
- saw
- be friendly
- all ready
- little
- sufficient
- especially
- dis-
- kitten
- sailors
- time
- brave – cowardly
- fruit
- geese
- knowledge
- tomorrow
- small
- cow
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