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: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cow (d) cat
- 2.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) a melting ice block (b) only a small part (c) the top of a hill (d) a cold place
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
- 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
- 5.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
- 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) herd (c) swarm (d) team
- 8.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
- 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) invisible (d) ancient
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) agree after resisting (b) attack (c) win (d) refuse
- 11.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) arrive (b) agree (c) wear (d) postpone
- 13.Complete the analogy: Chennai is to Tamil Nadu as Mumbai is to ___. (a) Kerala (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) Punjab
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) include (c) float (d) whisper
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) bouquet
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) brave (d) private
- 17.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) permit
- 18.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
- 19.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
- 20.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoper (b) shopor (c) shopper (d) shoppar
- 21.Dad was furious when someone dented his new car. “Furious” means ___. (a) very happy (b) very calm (c) very tired (d) very angry
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
- 23.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) parlament (c) disappear (d) tomorrow
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) modern (c) kind (d) early
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 26.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacemaker (b) peaces (c) peacefully (d) peaceful
- 27.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) feel lucky (b) feel cold (c) turn blue (d) feel sad
- 28.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) beans (b) milk (c) rice (d) tea
- 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) calf (d) cub
- 30.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
- 31.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
- 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) quiet (c) lazy (d) generous
- 34.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
- 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) require (d) purchase
- 36.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very tall (c) very small (d) very old
- 37.The road was so congested that cars hardly moved for an hour. “Congested” means ___. (a) newly built (b) very smooth (c) very wide (d) blocked with traffic
- 38.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) lose by chance (b) find by chance (c) cross a road (d) come back
- 39.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) deer (c) duck (d) hen
- 40.Choose the right form: It was a hard ___ to make. (a) decision (b) decisive (c) decisively (d) decide
Answer key
- goat
- only a small part
- cheap – expensive
- except
- ate
- hot
- team
- -ness
- invisible
- agree after resisting
- however
- postpone
- Maharashtra
- include
- bouquet
- private
- permit
- -ful
- optimist
- shopper
- very angry
- gift – present
- parlament
- kind
- shout – yell
- peaceful
- feel sad
- beans
- chick
- sew
- bee
- unlucky
- generous
- join again
- reside
- very old
- blocked with traffic
- find by chance
- deer
- decision
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