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.Choose the right form: Painting helps children become more ___. (a) creation (b) creative (c) create (d) creatively
- 2.Complete the analogy: Bird is to feathers as fish is to ___. (a) hair (b) wool (c) scales (d) fur
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 6.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joiful (b) joyful (c) joyfel (d) joyfull
- 7.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) tear books (b) buy books (c) study hard (d) throw books
- 8.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) careful (c) carful (d) caerful
- 9.Complete the analogy: Bee is to buzz as snake is to ___. (a) moo (b) bark (c) hiss (d) neigh
- 10.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) ocasion (c) achieve (d) beginning
- 11.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imaginative (b) imagine (c) imaginatively (d) imagination
- 12.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 14.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
- 15.Which word is a verb? (a) imagination (b) imagine (c) imaginative (d) imaginatively
- 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) off (b) up (c) in (d) after
- 17.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
- 19.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
- 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) in (b) off (c) across (d) after
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
- 22.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
- 23.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
- 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
- 26.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
- 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 28.The children were rowdy on the bus, shouting and jumping on the seats. “Rowdy” means ___. (a) quiet and polite (b) sleepy (c) sad (d) noisy and rough
- 29.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) however
- 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
- 31.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) begin (d) stop
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) in (b) up (c) across (d) after
- 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) honest (c) heavy (d) quick
- 36.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
- 37.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
- 38.The baby was drowsy after her bath and soon fell asleep. “Drowsy” means ___. (a) noisy (b) hungry (c) angry (d) sleepy
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
- 40.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) sad (b) dull (c) slow (d) shiny
Answer key
- creative
- scales
- above
- shy – timid
- un-
- joyful
- study hard
- careful
- hiss
- ocasion
- imagination
- red
- not equal
- granary
- imagine
- off
- quiet
- old
- there
- in
- borrow – lend
- so
- sleepwalker
- rough – smooth
- deep – shallow
- -ful
- not well
- noisy and rough
- however
- zoo
- begin
- in
- dis-
- asleep
- rude
- husband
- all ready
- sleepy
- in
- shiny
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