Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) search for (b) wait for (c) find by chance (d) take care of
- 2.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
- 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
- 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) troupe (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
- 7.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 8.Which word is a verb? (a) imagination (b) imaginative (c) imaginatively (d) imagine
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) necessary (b) beginning (c) definitly (d) height
- 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
- 11.Which spelling is correct? (a) expecially (b) especially (c) espescially (d) especialy
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
- 14.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) ear (b) arm (c) hand (d) eye
- 15.The guide gave a concise answer in just one sentence. “Concise” means ___. (a) very loud (b) very rude (c) long and confusing (d) short and clear
- 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) permanent (c) brave (d) modern
- 18.Our new neighbour seems amiable; she smiles and greets everyone. “Amiable” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) rude (c) friendly (d) angry
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) test
- 20.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
- 21.Which word is a noun? (a) dangerous (b) endanger (c) dangerously (d) danger
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
- 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) guilty (c) modern (d) brave
- 25.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) off (b) along (c) after (d) up
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) embaress (b) embarras (c) embarrass (d) embarass
- 28.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) kind (b) empty (c) quick (d) heavy
- 29.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 30.Her explanation was lucid, and everyone understood at once. “Lucid” means ___. (a) very long (b) clear and easy (c) very funny (d) confusing
- 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
- 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) paint (b) tell the truth (c) invent a story (d) tidy up
- 34.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) ten (b) eight (c) six (d) four
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
- 36.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) above (d) below
- 37.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 38.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) hostess (d) waitress
- 39.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) be very hungry (b) cry loudly (c) waste milk (d) worry about the past
- 40.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) fall down (b) rest outside (c) fix a fence (d) not take a side
Answer key
- search for
- veterinarian
- go up
- troupe
- breathe
- buy
- see
- imagine
- definitly
- botanist
- especially
- rich – wealthy
- old
- eye
- short and clear
- decade
- permanent
- friendly
- test
- red
- danger
- slow
- Where
- guilty
- some
- along
- embarrass
- quick
- flu
- clear and easy
- your
- invisible
- invent a story
- six
- hot
- below
- not clear
- actress
- worry about the past
- not take a side
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