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 in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
- 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) after (b) on (c) out (d) up
- 3.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) sing on stage (b) accept the punishment (c) enjoy a song (d) dance well
- 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
- 5.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a sea journey (b) a big wave (c) a rain shower (d) a very small amount
- 6.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickness (b) sicken (c) sickly (d) sicker
- 7.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
- 8.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) silent (d) noisy
- 9.Complete the analogy: Write is to writer as dance is to ___. (a) dancing (b) dancer (c) dances (d) danced
- 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) money (d) phone
- 11.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
- 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) sleep (c) return (d) escape
- 14.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) peahen (c) hen (d) ewe
- 15.Which word is an adjective? (a) purify (b) pure (c) purity (d) purely
- 16.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) entire (d) sufficient
- 17.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) smart (c) lazy (d) rude
- 18.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
- 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
- 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) follow a road (c) look like a parent (d) take later
- 24.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 25.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) early (c) minimum (d) modern
- 27.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) falling apart (b) very clean (c) brand new (d) very tall
- 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) minority (c) victory (d) journey
- 29.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) approximately
- 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 31.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) lion (d) cow
- 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) down (b) up (c) off (d) in
- 34.Complete the analogy: Pupil is to school as patient is to ___. (a) temple (b) bank (c) farm (d) hospital
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
- 36.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very strong (b) very cheap (c) very sweet (d) very weak
- 37.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) wall (b) bench (c) fence (d) chair
- 38.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) uncle (c) husband (d) king
- 39.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer
- 40.There was an abundant crop of mangoes this year; every tree was full. “Abundant” means ___. (a) very sour (b) very small (c) more than enough (d) rotten
Answer key
- night
- out
- accept the punishment
- fridge
- a very small amount
- sickness
- hole
- silent
- dancer
- mistake
- tailor
- not continue
- escape
- ewe
- pure
- entire
- smart
- ant
- light
- cheap – expensive
- small
- down
- look like a parent
- witch
- traitor
- minimum
- falling apart
- minority
- approximately
- -ness
- lion
- dessert
- up
- hospital
- ill – sick
- very strong
- fence
- boy
- deer
- more than enough
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