Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
- 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
- 6.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
- 7.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) very small (b) very bright (c) bad-smelling (d) sweet-smelling
- 8.The guide gave a concise answer in just one sentence. “Concise” means ___. (a) very loud (b) very rude (c) long and confusing (d) short and clear
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) below – under (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
- 10.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
- 11.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) bees (c) lions (d) sticks
- 12.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) lions (d) eggs
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) committee (b) business (c) neccesary (d) especially
- 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 15.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
- 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
- 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
- 19.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
- 21.Choose the right form: The storm caused great ___ in the village. (a) destruction (b) destroy (c) destructively (d) destructive
- 22.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) business (b) argument (c) interrupt (d) committe
- 23.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
- 24.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
- 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
- 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
- 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 30.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a big wave (b) a sea journey (c) a very small amount (d) a rain shower
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
- 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) buy (d) tell
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
- 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) foal (d) puppy
- 36.Which word is an adjective? (a) endanger (b) dangerously (c) danger (d) dangerous
- 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) beginnig (b) beginning (c) beggining (d) begining
- 39.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpful
- 40.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) end (c) gift (d) jump
Answer key
- commence
- arrive – depart
- leave
- ancient – modern
- victory – defeat
- daily
- sweet-smelling
- short and clear
- generous – selfish
- dear
- sticks
- eggs
- neccesary
- spell wrongly
- their
- rough – smooth
- choir
- desert
- -less
- slow
- destruction
- committe
- attempt
- horse
- -ness
- volunteer
- young
- disobey
- re-
- a very small amount
- weak
- let
- live
- mis-
- puppy
- dangerous
- discontinue
- beginning
- helpful
- end
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