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 “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have none left (b) run outside (c) have plenty (d) run very fast
- 4.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
- 5.Which word is a verb? (a) protect (b) protection (c) protective (d) protectively
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) give – take (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
- 7.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) rice (b) tea (c) milk (d) beans
- 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) find by chance (c) lose by chance (d) cross a road
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) early (c) brave (d) selfish
- 12.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) bicycle (d) occupation
- 13.Complete the analogy: Duck is to quack as cow is to ___. (a) hiss (b) moo (c) bark (d) roar
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) forget a word (b) find in a dictionary (c) take care of (d) feel sad
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) swarm (b) herd (c) grove (d) pride
- 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) flock (c) pack (d) fleet
- 17.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) pen (b) teacher (c) book (d) answer
- 18.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) character (b) mischivous (c) recommend (d) exaggerate
- 19.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) eat (c) talk (d) walk
- 20.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cat (c) swan (d) cow
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
- 22.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) husband
- 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
- 24.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpful
- 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 26.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) bored (b) upset (c) overjoyed (d) sleepy
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) calendar (b) calandar (c) calander (d) calender
- 28.Which word is a noun? (a) endanger (b) dangerous (c) danger (d) dangerously
- 29.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) duchess (c) princess (d) empress
- 30.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) father (c) brother (d) uncle
- 31.Complete the analogy: Book is to library as money is to ___. (a) garden (b) bank (c) park (d) school
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) modern (b) early (c) brave (d) guilty
- 33.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) house (b) garden (c) bush (d) tree
- 34.Choose the right form: It was a hard ___ to make. (a) decisively (b) decide (c) decisive (d) decision
- 35.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) a gift (b) an argument (c) a game (d) a hug
- 36.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) bees
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) hot – cold (c) up – down (d) win – lose
- 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) litter (c) pride (d) fleet
- 39.Which word is an adverb? (a) purely (b) purity (c) purify (d) pure
- 40.What does the idiom “the last straw” mean? (a) the final problem (b) a broken straw (c) a small gift (d) the end of a drink
Answer key
- read wrongly
- need
- have none left
- fortunate
- protect
- choose – select
- beans
- effect
- re-
- find by chance
- selfish
- bicycle
- moo
- find in a dictionary
- grove
- pack
- answer
- mischivous
- talk
- swan
- hot
- husband
- florist
- helpful
- choir
- overjoyed
- calendar
- danger
- empress
- father
- bank
- guilty
- bush
- decision
- an argument
- cows
- stone – rock
- litter
- purely
- the final problem
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