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.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) scientist
- 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) after (b) away (c) off (d) on
- 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) wide (c) early (d) kind
- 4.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) separate (c) charactor (d) recommend
- 5.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) aquarium
- 6.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very fast (b) very loud (c) unsure, holding back (d) very confident
- 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
- 9.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
- 10.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) waste food (b) cook badly (c) tell a lie (d) tell a secret
- 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) troupe (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
- 12.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) ten (b) eight (c) four (d) six
- 13.The thief was apprehended by the police and taken to the station. “Apprehended” means ___. (a) caught (b) praised (c) helped (d) freed
- 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
- 15.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
- 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
- 17.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
- 18.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) a light shower (b) raining very heavily (c) pets are fighting (d) animals are falling
- 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) herd (c) flock (d) string
- 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
- 21.Complete the analogy: Kitchen is to cook as bedroom is to ___. (a) swim (b) dig (c) sleep (d) bathe
- 22.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attractive (b) attract (c) attraction (d) attractively
- 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) duckling
- 24.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) little (b) giant (c) angry (d) brave
- 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ness
- 26.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) noticeable (b) separate (c) recommend (d) beggining
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) get angry (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) go downstairs (d) fall down
- 29.The fire spread rapidly through the dry grass. “Rapidly” means ___. (a) gently (b) slowly (c) quickly (d) quietly
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) sit down (b) mean (c) argue (d) wait
- 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
- 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
- 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
- 37.Which spelling is correct? (a) knowladge (b) knowlege (c) knoledge (d) knowledge
- 38.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) Wednesday (b) conscience (c) accomodation (d) business
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
- 40.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) forgetful (b) hardworking (c) careless (d) lazy
Answer key
- optimist
- away
- kind
- charactor
- aviary
- unsure, holding back
- be
- short
- our
- tell a secret
- troupe
- six
- caught
- heavy
- dear
- small
- mint
- raining very heavily
- string
- float – sink
- sleep
- attraction
- duckling
- little
- -less
- beggining
- tell again
- become quiet and relaxed
- quickly
- later
- mean
- slow
- advise
- dry
- cook before
- stone – rock
- knowledge
- accomodation
- boy
- hardworking
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