Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) answer (c) journey (d) hero
- 2.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) judges
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go on (c) make a light go out (d) break a light
- 4.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
- 5.Which word is an adjective? (a) creative (b) create (c) creatively (d) creation
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
- 7.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) very busy (b) feeling unwell (c) out in the rain (d) very happy
- 8.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) tasty (b) very important (c) harmful (d) useless
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – timid
- 10.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
- 12.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
- 13.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) house (c) street (d) river
- 14.Complete the analogy: Ant is to small as elephant is to ___. (a) tiny (b) big (c) green (d) fast
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
- 16.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
- 17.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) prejoin
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) answer (c) journey (d) question
- 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 20.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 21.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) phone a friend (b) start a new day (c) stop working for now (d) name the day
- 22.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
- 23.Which word is an adjective? (a) persuade (b) persuasion (c) persuasively (d) persuasive
- 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
- 25.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliamant (b) parlament (c) parliament (d) parliment
- 26.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
- 27.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) below (d) behind
- 28.Complete the analogy: Write is to writer as dance is to ___. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dancer
- 29.The soldiers were valiant and fought bravely to protect the village. “Valiant” means ___. (a) tired (b) hungry (c) cowardly (d) brave
- 30.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautify (b) beautifully (c) beautiful (d) beauty
- 31.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
- 33.Which spelling is correct? (a) beggining (b) begining (c) beginnig (d) beginning
- 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
- 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
- 36.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) run indoors (b) avoid someone (c) race someone (d) meet by chance
- 37.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) duck
- 38.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) cows (c) ships (d) keys
- 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) height (b) accommodation (c) Wednesday (d) guarante
Answer key
- hero
- judges
- make a light go out
- eyewitness
- creative
- cold
- feeling unwell
- very important
- shy – timid
- pharmacist
- clean
- converse
- street
- big
- herd
- botanist
- rejoin
- defeat
- judge before
- fair
- stop working for now
- sheep
- persuasive
- principal
- parliament
- barber
- below
- dancer
- brave
- beautifully
- jockey
- light
- beginning
- weak
- formerly
- meet by chance
- duck
- fish
- use again
- guarante
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