Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) brave (d) tiny
- 3.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) consider (d) conclude
- 4.Complete the analogy: Up is to down as in is to ___. (a) by (b) on (c) at (d) out
- 5.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) hurry (c) read (d) sleep
- 6.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) bridegroom (d) nephew
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 8.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
- 9.Our new neighbour seems amiable; she smiles and greets everyone. “Amiable” means ___. (a) rude (b) sleepy (c) friendly (d) angry
- 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) answer (d) exit
- 11.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) phone a friend (b) name the day (c) stop working for now (d) start a new day
- 12.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) tell a secret (b) tell a lie (c) free a pet (d) go shopping
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) height (b) hieght (c) heighth (d) heigth
- 14.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
- 17.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) stone (b) stick (c) straw (d) cup
- 18.Complete the analogy: India is to New Delhi as Japan is to ___. (a) Kathmandu (b) Beijing (c) Tokyo (d) Dhaka
- 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) off (b) on (c) after (d) up
- 20.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
- 21.Complete the analogy: Good is to better as bad is to ___. (a) badly (b) worst (c) worse (d) good
- 22.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happyly (c) happiely (d) happily
- 23.Complete the analogy: Bat is to cricket as racket is to ___. (a) tennis (b) hockey (c) kabaddi (d) football
- 24.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasion (b) persuasive (c) persuade (d) persuasively
- 25.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) crawl (d) leap
- 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) piglet
- 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) cub (d) foal
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 29.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) get angry (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) fall down (d) go downstairs
- 30.Choose the right form: It was a hard ___ to make. (a) decide (b) decisive (c) decisively (d) decision
- 31.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) arrive – depart (d) begin – start
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) look behind (c) look later (d) take care of
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
- 35.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) review
- 36.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
- 37.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) reject (c) select (d) carry
- 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
- 39.Which spelling is correct? (a) calendar (b) calander (c) calender (d) calandar
- 40.Which spelling is correct? (a) grammer (b) grammmar (c) grammar (d) gramar
Answer key
- ancient – modern
- brave
- consider
- out
- hurry
- bridegroom
- dis-
- -ly
- friendly
- exit
- stop working for now
- tell a secret
- height
- museum
- weak
- awake
- straw
- Tokyo
- on
- sale
- worse
- happily
- tennis
- persuasively
- leap
- piglet
- cygnet
- un-
- become quiet and relaxed
- decision
- rise
- arrive – depart
- take care of
- go
- preview
- ate
- select
- herd
- calendar
- grammar
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