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 the gap: a ___ of flies (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
- 2.Which spelling is correct? (a) recommend (b) recomend (c) reccommend (d) reccomend
- 3.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) waitress (d) hostess
- 4.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfel (b) joyful (c) joyfull (d) joiful
- 5.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) bread (b) paper (c) cake (d) chalk
- 6.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) very sad (b) very short (c) simple and plain (d) grand and rich
- 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
- 8.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) sleepy (c) polite (d) naughty
- 9.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) very early (b) at the last moment (c) at 11 o'clock (d) every hour
- 10.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) eat (c) rest (d) sing
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) run indoors (b) race someone (c) avoid someone (d) meet by chance
- 12.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
- 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) rich (c) ancient (d) quiet
- 14.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) above (d) below
- 15.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writar (c) writer (d) writeer
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look later (b) search for (c) take care of (d) look behind
- 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist
- 18.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 20.Which word is an adjective? (a) simplicity (b) simplify (c) simply (d) simple
- 21.Which spelling is correct? (a) accomodation (b) accommadation (c) acommodation (d) accommodation
- 22.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) butterfly
- 23.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 24.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) hit a plant (b) avoid the main point (c) clean the garden (d) run very fast
- 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
- 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) litter (b) pride (c) flock (d) fleet
- 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
- 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
- 31.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) fish
- 32.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
- 33.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) tell a secret (b) go shopping (c) free a pet (d) tell a lie
- 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
- 35.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat
- 36.Complete the analogy: Paper is to tear as glass is to ___. (a) bend (b) sew (c) break (d) fold
- 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
- 38.Choose the right form: The rocket was ___ launched. (a) succeed (b) successful (c) success (d) successfully
- 39.Which spelling is correct? (a) temperture (b) tempreture (c) temperature (d) temprature
- 40.Complete the idiom: Our plan failed, so we were back to square ___. (a) ten (b) one (c) two (d) zero
Answer key
- swarm
- recommend
- waitress
- joyful
- cake
- grand and rich
- borrow – lend
- naughty
- at the last moment
- rush
- meet by chance
- envelop
- ancient
- below
- writer
- take care of
- traitor
- husband
- hot
- simple
- accommodation
- butterfly
- stair
- avoid the main point
- knows
- but
- litter
- victory – defeat
- quite
- thin
- fish
- -less
- tell a secret
- short
- goat
- break
- wait
- successfully
- temperature
- one
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