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 suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
- 2.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendless (b) friendship (c) friends (d) friendly
- 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) exit (d) journey
- 4.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
- 5.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) wolves (d) flowers
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) ancient (d) polite
- 7.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
- 8.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) poor (c) tall (d) kind
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) foreign (b) defenitely (c) beginning (d) accommodation
- 10.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) box (b) treasure (c) bone (d) hatchet
- 11.Which word is a noun? (a) purify (b) pure (c) purity (d) purely
- 12.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very short (b) unclear (c) very clear (d) very funny
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) parliament (b) definitely (c) beleeve (d) mischievous
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm
- 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) tadpole (c) kitten (d) cub
- 16.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) previously
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 18.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) in short supply (b) easy to find (c) very cold (d) very clean
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) paint (b) invent a story (c) tidy up (d) tell the truth
- 20.Complete the analogy: Big is to bigger as small is to ___. (a) smallest (b) smaller (c) little (d) tiny
- 21.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) grapes (d) stairs
- 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
- 23.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) proud (c) lazy (d) scared
- 24.Complete the analogy: Up is to down as in is to ___. (a) at (b) out (c) on (d) by
- 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
- 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
- 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
- 29.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very thick (b) very salty (c) very cold (d) very hot
- 30.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) book (b) plate (c) spoon (d) brush
- 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) polite (b) brave (c) lazy (d) dishonest
- 32.The magic trick was baffling; nobody could explain how it was done. “Baffling” means ___. (a) very easy (b) very confusing (c) very short (d) very boring
- 33.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
- 34.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
- 35.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) plaiful (b) playfel (c) playful (d) playfull
- 36.Complete the analogy: Eye is to see as ear is to ___. (a) touch (b) taste (c) hear (d) smell
- 37.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
- 38.Which word is an adjective? (a) beautifully (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beauty
- 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
Answer key
- -less
- friendless
- exit
- deer
- flowers
- present
- biography
- rich
- defenitely
- hatchet
- purity
- unclear
- beleeve
- bunch
- caterpillar
- therefore
- misjudge
- in short supply
- invent a story
- smaller
- stairs
- passed
- scared
- out
- advise
- envelope
- tell
- out
- very hot
- brush
- dishonest
- very confusing
- frequently
- won
- playful
- hear
- cows
- beautiful
- understand wrongly
- scared – afraid
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