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.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
- 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
- 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
- 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
- 6.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happieness (c) happines (d) happiness
- 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) up
- 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) bunch
- 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) phone (d) money
- 10.Which word is an adjective? (a) destroy (b) destruction (c) destructive (d) destructively
- 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) after (b) up (c) down (d) off
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) artificial (c) modern (d) polite
- 13.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) hear (b) speak (c) run (d) sleep
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) rude (c) lazy (d) brave
- 15.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) tolerate (b) decorate (c) pick up (d) build
- 16.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 18.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) box (b) plate (c) piece (d) bowl
- 19.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
- 20.Which word is an adverb? (a) pure (b) purify (c) purely (d) purity
- 21.Choose the right form: Painting helps children become more ___. (a) create (b) creative (c) creatively (d) creation
- 22.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 23.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beauty (b) beautiful (c) beautify (d) beautifully
- 24.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmor (b) swimer (c) swimmer (d) swimmar
- 25.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
- 26.Complete the analogy: Village is to small as city is to ___. (a) big (b) tiny (c) empty (d) quiet
- 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 28.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kitten (d) kid
- 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) mend – repair (c) win – lose (d) come – go
- 30.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) break something cold (b) feel very cold (c) start a friendly talk (d) get very angry
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) piglet (c) foal (d) cub
- 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
- 33.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 34.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) pal (d) teacher
- 35.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) refrigerator
- 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 37.Grandma is very hospitable; she welcomes every guest with tea and snacks. “Hospitable” means ___. (a) friendly to guests (b) very strict (c) very sick (d) unwelcoming
- 38.Choose the right form: Hard work is the key to ___. (a) successful (b) success (c) succeed (d) successfully
- 39.The magic trick was baffling; nobody could explain how it was done. “Baffling” means ___. (a) very easy (b) very confusing (c) very boring (d) very short
- 40.Which spelling is correct? (a) govenment (b) goverment (c) governmant (d) government
Answer key
- not usual
- before
- century
- flock
- chick
- happiness
- up
- bunch
- mistake
- destructive
- up
- artificial
- speak
- brave
- tolerate
- dyeing
- mis-
- piece
- cow
- purely
- creative
- flu
- beautifully
- swimmer
- to
- big
- reuse
- calf
- mend – repair
- start a friendly talk
- piglet
- hot
- weak
- pal
- refrigerator
- not kind
- friendly to guests
- success
- very confusing
- government
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