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.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
- 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) in (b) off (c) up (d) out
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) turn around (b) go to sleep (c) leave (d) arrive
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
- 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) kind (b) giving (c) selfish (d) rich
- 8.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
- 10.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) brother
- 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
- 13.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
- 14.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
- 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
- 16.There was a brief power cut that lasted only a minute. “Brief” means ___. (a) short (b) long (c) loud (d) dark
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) foriegn (b) forein (c) foreign (d) foreighn
- 18.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 19.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
- 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 21.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) son (b) husband (c) uncle (d) nephew
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) close your eyes (b) go out (c) be careful (d) be careless
- 23.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
- 24.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) in summer (b) very soon (c) never (d) every morning
- 25.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
- 26.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
- 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) polite (d) ancient
- 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
- 29.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) mountains (d) bees
- 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 31.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) sister (c) niece (d) daughter
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
- 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
- 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
- 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
- 38.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) people (d) keys
- 39.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 40.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) teacher (b) answer (c) pen (d) book
Answer key
- substantial
- out
- arrive
- float – sink
- swarm
- re-
- selfish
- optimist
- gift – present
- nephew
- than
- close
- atlas
- queen
- wait
- short
- foreign
- disagree
- hair
- replay
- son
- be careful
- aunt
- never
- impossible
- enquire
- present
- up
- mountains
- formerly
- niece
- near
- quiet
- clothes
- two
- last
- fridge
- people
- Would
- answer
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