Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ful
- 2.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
- 3.Which word is a verb? (a) protect (b) protection (c) protective (d) protectively
- 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
- 6.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 8.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) goverment (b) govenment (c) governmant (d) government
- 10.The thief was apprehended by the police and taken to the station. “Apprehended” means ___. (a) freed (b) helped (c) caught (d) praised
- 11.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) day (b) minute (c) month (d) hour
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) Feburary (b) February (c) Febuary (d) Febrary
- 13.Which word is a verb? (a) destructive (b) destroy (c) destruction (d) destructively
- 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) up (b) away (c) off (d) on
- 15.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfel (b) wonderfull (c) wondreful (d) wonderful
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) tidy up (c) invent a story (d) paint
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
- 18.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) aunt (d) daughter
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
- 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kitten (d) calf
- 21.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
- 22.Which spelling is correct? (a) restaurent (b) restaraunt (c) resturant (d) restaurant
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
- 24.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darknes (c) darkness (d) darckness
- 25.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) box (b) bowl (c) plate (d) piece
- 26.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) proud (c) lazy (d) scared
- 27.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very hungry (c) very tired (d) very happy
- 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
- 29.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 30.Which spelling is correct? (a) schedule (b) scedule (c) schedual (d) shedule
- 31.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
- 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) polite (d) wet
- 34.Which word is a verb? (a) decision (b) decisive (c) decide (d) decisively
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) flight
- 36.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) lazness (c) lazyness (d) laziness
- 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) mischievous (c) excellent (d) liberary
- 38.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) flat (b) dangerous (c) safe (d) easy
- 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 40.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ox (d) ant
Answer key
- -less
- tail
- protect
- unwell
- quick – fast
- read wrongly
- dis-
- demonstrate
- government
- caught
- hour
- February
- destroy
- on
- wonderful
- invent a story
- herd
- daughter
- mend – repair
- calf
- sufficient
- restaurant
- arrive – depart
- darkness
- piece
- scared
- very happy
- far
- -ness
- schedule
- morale
- need
- polite
- decide
- flight
- laziness
- liberary
- dangerous
- breathe
- eagle
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