Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) brave again (b) careful after a bad time (c) very shy (d) bitten by a dog
- 2.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) brave (b) sick (c) kind (d) well
- 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 4.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) polyglot
- 5.Complete the analogy: India is to New Delhi as Japan is to ___. (a) Tokyo (b) Beijing (c) Kathmandu (d) Dhaka
- 6.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpful (c) helpfel (d) helpfol
- 7.Which spelling is correct? (a) charecter (b) charactor (c) caracter (d) character
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) adres (b) adress (c) addres (d) address
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) lose (b) keep (c) hold (d) submit
- 10.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) descriptively (b) description (c) describe (d) descriptive
- 11.Complete the analogy: Hour is to clock as date is to ___. (a) calendar (b) map (c) watch (d) ruler
- 12.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) commence
- 13.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) short (c) fat (d) thin
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separate (b) excellant (c) necessary (d) restaurant
- 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) present (c) ancient (d) late
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) postpone (b) arrive (c) agree (d) wear
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get lost (b) be friendly (c) get angry (d) fight
- 20.Which word is an adjective? (a) differently (b) difference (c) different (d) differ
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
- 22.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sun (b) sea (c) moon (d) sky
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
- 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) across (b) off (c) up (d) after
- 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
- 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) patients
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) cross a road (c) lose by chance (d) find by chance
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) gaggle (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) bunch
- 29.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 30.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very cold (c) very late (d) completely wet
- 31.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
- 32.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 33.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
- 34.Complete the analogy: Eye is to see as ear is to ___. (a) taste (b) hear (c) smell (d) touch
- 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
- 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
- 39.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
- 40.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writer (c) writeer (d) writter
Answer key
- careful after a bad time
- sick
- lightening
- polyglot
- Tokyo
- helpful
- character
- address
- submit
- describe
- calendar
- assist
- thin
- excellant
- victory – defeat
- present
- postpone
- out
- be friendly
- different
- float – sink
- moon
- rough – smooth
- up
- pull
- spectators
- find by chance
- gaggle
- pear
- completely wet
- demonstrate
- sea
- cow
- hear
- before
- short
- tell again
- devise
- except
- writer
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