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.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) off (b) away (c) up (d) on
- 2.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) hands (b) stomach (c) shoes (d) head
- 3.Her explanation was lucid, and everyone understood at once. “Lucid” means ___. (a) very long (b) confusing (c) very funny (d) clear and easy
- 4.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
- 5.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) very important (b) tasty (c) useless (d) harmful
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) invisible (d) ancient
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) feel sad (b) take care of (c) forget a word (d) find in a dictionary
- 8.Choose the right form: Close your eyes and ___ you are on the moon. (a) imaginatively (b) imaginative (c) imagination (d) imagine
- 9.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) kind (d) poor
- 10.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very fierce (b) very hungry (c) very playful (d) easily frightened
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.Complete the analogy: Boat is to water as aeroplane is to ___. (a) road (b) track (c) sand (d) air
- 13.Complete the analogy: Petal is to flower as page is to ___. (a) book (b) pen (c) shelf (d) ink
- 14.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) very crowded (b) empty of people (c) very dirty (d) newly painted
- 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 16.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) ears (b) feet (c) eyes (d) hands
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) dissappear (b) disapear (c) disappear (d) dissapear
- 18.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) smart (d) lazy
- 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) out (b) up (c) on (d) off
- 20.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darken (c) darkness (d) darkly
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
- 22.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) cow
- 23.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a greedy person (b) a dearly loved person (c) an eye problem (d) a red fruit
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) old – new
- 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
- 26.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnar (b) runnor (c) runner (d) runer
- 27.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
- 29.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
- 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 31.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) government (b) commitee (c) restaurant (d) business
- 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) stop ringing (b) fall asleep (c) start ringing (d) break
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) to (c) at (d) on
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) sink (c) exclude (d) borrow
- 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
- 37.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) talk (c) walk (d) listen
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 40.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) lion (c) bull (d) king
Answer key
- on
- stomach
- clear and easy
- precedes
- very important
- invisible
- find in a dictionary
- imagine
- rich
- easily frightened
- re-
- air
- book
- empty of people
- use again
- ears
- disappear
- smart
- out
- darkness
- choose – select
- cow
- a dearly loved person
- shy – timid
- -less
- runner
- zoologist
- weak
- illegal
- pre-
- commitee
- behave wrongly
- start ringing
- to
- exclude
- wonder
- talk
- rough – smooth
- not loyal
- tiger
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