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.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) hard (c) simple (d) noisy
- 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
- 3.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
- 4.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 5.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
- 6.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
- 7.What does the idiom “a red-letter day” mean? (a) a day of danger (b) a postal holiday (c) a special, happy day (d) a sad day
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) go out (b) close your eyes (c) be careless (d) be careful
- 10.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
- 11.Which word is a noun? (a) attractive (b) attraction (c) attract (d) attractively
- 12.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
- 13.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) monkeys (d) ships
- 14.Which word is an adjective? (a) purely (b) purify (c) purity (d) pure
- 15.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
- 16.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) arrive (b) go to sleep (c) leave (d) turn around
- 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
- 19.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiness (b) happiest (c) happier (d) happily
- 20.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) previous (c) immediately (d) sufficient
- 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
- 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) modern (b) humble (c) early (d) rich
- 24.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) puppies (c) ships (d) sticks
- 25.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
- 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
- 27.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) judges (c) ships (d) cows
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) up – down
- 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 32.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) live (d) buy
- 34.What does the idiom “on the same page” mean? (a) far apart (b) in agreement (c) reading a book (d) very busy
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliamant (b) parliament (c) parlament (d) parliment
- 36.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) grammar (c) interrupt (d) buisness
- 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 38.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) teacher (b) book (c) answer (d) pen
- 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
- 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
Answer key
- simple
- volunteer
- mint
- not continue
- read
- herbivore
- a special, happy day
- hot
- be careful
- wood
- attraction
- hour
- monkeys
- pure
- week
- aquarium
- arrive
- desert
- happily
- approximately
- advise
- ancient – modern
- humble
- puppies
- lightning
- then
- judges
- gift – present
- no
- arrive – depart
- not obey
- spell wrongly
- ask
- in agreement
- parliament
- buisness
- mis-
- answer
- borrow
- dis-
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