Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 274 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go on (b) buy a light (c) break a light (d) make a light go out
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
3. 3.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) Feburary (b) tomorrow (c) believe (d) height
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) receive (d) reside
6. 6.Which word is a verb? (a) persuasion (b) persuasive (c) persuasively (d) persuade
7. 7.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
8. 8.Which word is an adverb? (a) purify (b) purity (c) pure (d) purely
9. 9.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
10. 10.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) bag (b) room (c) house (d) box
11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) sing (b) explode (c) fly away (d) breathe
12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
13. 13.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) written (b) writer (c) wrote (d) writing
14. 14.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
15. 15.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) early (b) easy (c) sweet (d) hard
16. 16.Which word is a noun? (a) decide (b) decision (c) decisive (d) decisively
17. 17.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) arm (b) eye (c) hand (d) ear
18. 18.Which spelling is correct? (a) exaggarate (b) exaggerate (c) exagarate (d) exagerate
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pod (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm
20. 20.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
21. 21.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) unpaint (d) prepaint
22. 22.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickly (b) sickness (c) sicken (d) sicker
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
24. 24.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowly (b) sloly (c) slowley (d) slowely
25. 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
26. 26.The cut on his knee was superficial, just a small scratch. “Superficial” means ___. (a) very deep (b) very painful (c) very old (d) not deep
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) fleet (b) caravan (c) bunch (d) swarm
29. 29.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) foreign (b) February (c) governmant (d) noticeable
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
32. 32.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
33. 33.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
34. 34.What does the idiom “a fish out of water” mean? (a) a hungry cat (b) a dying fish (c) a good swimmer (d) uncomfortable in a place
35. 35.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) modern (b) guilty (c) brave (d) early
37. 37.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) brown (b) pink (c) red (d) blue
38. 38.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) very clean (b) falling apart (c) very tall (d) brand new
39. 39.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) dance well (b) sing on stage (c) accept the punishment (d) enjoy a song
40. 40.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) beans (b) tea (c) rice (d) milk

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