Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) minority
- 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 3.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) forgetful (b) lazy (c) careless (d) hardworking
- 4.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) thieves (d) cows
- 5.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) respell
- 6.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 7.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) weary (c) rich (d) fresh
- 8.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) bright (c) soft (d) wet
- 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 10.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careful (b) carer (c) careless (d) carefully
- 11.Which word is an adverb? (a) decide (b) decision (c) decisive (d) decisively
- 12.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) easy (c) sweet (d) early
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) fawn (c) puppy (d) kitten
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
- 17.Choose the right form: Do not play near the railway track; it is ___. (a) endanger (b) danger (c) dangerously (d) dangerous
- 18.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
- 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
- 20.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
- 21.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) pronunciation (b) neccessary (c) excellent (d) believe
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) reusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
- 23.Complete the idiom: It is raining cats and ___. (a) rats (b) cows (c) dogs (d) mice
- 24.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very playful (b) very fierce (c) easily frightened (d) very hungry
- 25.Which word is a noun? (a) descriptive (b) describe (c) descriptively (d) description
- 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) out (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 27.The crowd at the stadium was boisterous, shouting and cheering loudly. “Boisterous” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) quiet and calm (c) sad (d) noisy and lively
- 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
- 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
- 30.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imagine (b) imaginatively (c) imaginative (d) imagination
- 31.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
- 32.Which word is an adverb? (a) descriptive (b) describe (c) descriptively (d) description
- 33.Which spelling is correct? (a) occassion (b) ocasion (c) ocassion (d) occasion
- 34.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) cancel (b) shout (c) invite (d) phone
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
- 36.Choose the right form: Let us ___ a poster for Earth Day. (a) creation (b) creatively (c) create (d) creative
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) brave (c) polite (d) dishonest
- 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) away (b) on (c) off (d) after
- 39.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
- 40.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
Answer key
- minority
- stair
- hardworking
- thieves
- misspell
- use again
- weary
- bright
- build again
- carefully
- decisively
- hard
- hot
- dis-
- fawn
- rich
- dangerous
- buy
- florist
- decade
- neccessary
- unusual
- dogs
- easily frightened
- description
- after
- noisy and lively
- donor
- all ready
- imagination
- immediately
- descriptively
- occasion
- cancel
- calf
- create
- dishonest
- away
- history
- granary
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