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.The traveller was weary after walking all day in the sun. “Weary” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very angry (c) very rich (d) very happy
- 2.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) starting all over again (b) winning a game (c) a new square shape (d) going backwards
- 3.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) select (b) sleep (c) reject (d) carry
- 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) quick (c) rude (d) honest
- 6.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writter (c) writeer (d) writer
- 7.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) lions
- 8.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
- 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
- 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
- 11.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painter (c) painting (d) painted
- 12.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) cows (d) mountains
- 13.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
- 14.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sticks (c) singers (d) ships
- 15.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) nephew (d) king
- 16.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) judges
- 17.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) angry (c) large (d) quick
- 18.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) speed (b) time (c) weight (d) distance
- 19.Which word is an adverb? (a) purify (b) purity (c) pure (d) purely
- 20.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angryly (c) angrily (d) angrilly
- 21.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) kind (b) poor (c) wealthy (d) tall
- 22.Which spelling is correct? (a) envirnment (b) environmant (c) enviroment (d) environment
- 23.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) autumn (b) summer (c) night (d) snow
- 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
- 25.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) caring (d) tall
- 26.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) knowledge (b) temperature (c) library (d) recieve
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
- 28.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very thick (b) very cold (c) very hot (d) very salty
- 29.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) gosling
- 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) up (b) out (c) off (d) after
- 32.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) fly (b) crawl (c) run (d) dig
- 33.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggor (b) digger (c) diger (d) diggar
- 34.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
- 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
- 38.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) bag (b) ball (c) towel (d) book
- 39.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very tall (b) very old (c) very small (d) very new
- 40.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
Answer key
- very tired
- starting all over again
- select
- herd
- rude
- writer
- ships
- Besides
- far
- borrow – lend
- painter
- mountains
- florist
- singers
- prince
- judges
- large
- time
- purely
- angrily
- poor
- environment
- summer
- proceed
- caring
- recieve
- victory – defeat
- very hot
- permit
- gosling
- after
- fly
- digger
- fortnight
- sad
- re-
- out
- towel
- very old
- tale
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