Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) lose a form (b) tear a form (c) post a form (d) complete a form
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) chick (d) lamb
- 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
- 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
- 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) flock (c) pride (d) herd
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) poor (c) busy (d) wealthy
- 8.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) sticks (d) sailors
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) foreighn (b) foriegn (c) foreign (d) forein
- 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
- 12.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpful (b) helpless (c) helper (d) helpfully
- 13.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) fix (c) break (d) laugh
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) be afraid of (b) look straight ahead (c) wait eagerly for (d) forget about
- 15.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
- 16.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) spilt tea (b) big fuss over little (c) a broken cup (d) bad weather
- 17.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) headmistress (c) aunt (d) hostess
- 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
- 19.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 20.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 21.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
- 23.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) tomorrow (b) environment (c) libary (d) February
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) opaque (d) generous
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) ancient (d) temporary
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) polite (c) cheap (d) early
- 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
- 28.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) red (b) brown (c) pink (d) blue
- 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kitten
- 30.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitiful (c) pityful (d) pitifull
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
- 32.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) sheep (d) cat
- 33.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
- 34.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very cheap (b) very sweet (c) very strong (d) very weak
- 35.Which word is a verb? (a) decisively (b) decision (c) decisive (d) decide
- 36.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
- 37.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) silk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) wool
- 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
- 39.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) sea (b) sky (c) river (d) track
- 40.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) enquire (d) provide
Answer key
- complete a form
- tadpole
- money
- latter
- string
- dis-
- wealthy
- sticks
- foreign
- up
- break
- helpful
- fix
- wait eagerly for
- hear
- big fuss over little
- headmistress
- accept
- steel
- tell again
- their
- deep – shallow
- libary
- opaque
- temporary
- cheap
- enough
- blue
- calf
- pitiful
- herd
- sheep
- son
- very strong
- decide
- borrow
- eggs
- out
- track
- provide
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