Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) find by chance (b) come back (c) lose by chance (d) cross a road
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) honest (d) private
- 3.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) hardworking (b) careless (c) forgetful (d) lazy
- 4.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) garden (b) house (c) bush (d) tree
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) superior (b) honest (c) modern (d) late
- 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
- 7.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) successfully (b) successful (c) succeed (d) success
- 8.What does the idiom “keep an eye on” mean? (a) wear glasses (b) close one eye (c) stare rudely (d) watch carefully
- 9.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
- 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 11.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) increase (c) float (d) whisper
- 13.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 14.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) with help (b) very slowly (c) by fishing (d) by any means
- 15.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) hero (c) god (d) king
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) gift – river
- 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) on
- 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
- 19.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) heavy (c) empty (d) kind
- 20.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) necessary (b) ocasion (c) noticeable (d) mischievous
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) after (b) up (c) on (d) off
- 22.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) short and funny (b) long and boring (c) very exciting (d) very loud
- 23.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
- 24.Complete the analogy: Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___. (a) shop (b) court (c) farm (d) school
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) brave (b) rude (c) tiny (d) lazy
- 26.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 28.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
- 29.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) summer (b) autumn (c) night (d) snow
- 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) early (c) ancient (d) public
- 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 32.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
- 33.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
- 34.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) journey (b) majority (c) answer (d) roof
- 36.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protectively (b) protect (c) protective (d) protection
- 37.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
- 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) job (d) money
- 39.Which word is a verb? (a) protection (b) protect (c) protective (d) protectively
- 40.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darkness (d) darken
Answer key
- find by chance
- private
- hardworking
- bush
- superior
- ancient – modern
- succeed
- watch carefully
- antonym
- stationery
- right
- increase
- judge wrongly
- by any means
- god
- gift – present
- off
- except
- quick
- ocasion
- on
- long and boring
- unclear
- school
- brave
- cinema
- miscount
- fortunate
- summer
- public
- re-
- pedestrian
- meet
- adapt
- majority
- protection
- mint
- job
- protect
- darkness
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