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 is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
- 2.Which spelling is correct? (a) indipendent (b) indepedent (c) independent (d) independant
- 3.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) quick-moving (b) sleepy (c) heavy (d) clumsy
- 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) off (b) on (c) out (d) up
- 5.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
- 6.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
- 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
- 8.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) fly (b) dig (c) crawl (d) run
- 9.Which word is a noun? (a) attractive (b) attract (c) attraction (d) attractively
- 10.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
- 11.Which spelling is correct? (a) exaggerate (b) exagarate (c) exaggarate (d) exagerate
- 12.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) definitely (b) neccesary (c) interrupt (d) schedule
- 13.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) choose (d) repair
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
- 16.Choose the right form: Let us ___ a poster for Earth Day. (a) create (b) creative (c) creation (d) creatively
- 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) chick
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 19.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) very small (b) very bright (c) bad-smelling (d) sweet-smelling
- 20.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
- 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
- 22.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -er
- 23.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) hard (b) dry (c) juicy (d) sour
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
- 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 27.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) up (b) after (c) down (d) across
- 29.What does the idiom “on the same page” mean? (a) reading a book (b) very busy (c) far apart (d) in agreement
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
- 31.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beauty (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beautifully
- 32.Complete the analogy: Run is to ran as swim is to ___. (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
- 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible
- 35.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) phone a friend (b) name the day (c) start a new day (d) stop working for now
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
- 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 38.Complete the analogy: Go is to went as eat is to ___. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eaten (d) ate
- 39.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a big wave (b) a sea journey (c) a rain shower (d) a very small amount
- 40.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
Answer key
- observe
- independent
- quick-moving
- out
- quiet
- king
- dentist
- fly
- attraction
- precedes
- exaggerate
- neccesary
- repair
- summer
- weak
- create
- tadpole
- dis-
- sweet-smelling
- cloth
- than
- -er
- juicy
- re-
- mend – repair
- blue
- unusual
- down
- in agreement
- light
- beautiful
- swam
- close
- inedible
- stop working for now
- ancient – modern
- mis-
- ate
- a very small amount
- cow
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