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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) rude (c) lazy (d) generous
- 3.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) princess (c) queen (d) hostess
- 4.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) light a lamp (b) work late into the night (c) waste oil (d) cook at night
- 5.Which spelling is correct? (a) beautifull (b) beatiful (c) beautiful (d) beutiful
- 6.Which word is an adjective? (a) protect (b) protectively (c) protective (d) protection
- 7.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) newly painted (b) very dirty (c) empty of people (d) very crowded
- 8.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) late (c) empty (d) right
- 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) pride (c) colony (d) fleet
- 10.The soldiers were valiant and fought bravely to protect the village. “Valiant” means ___. (a) tired (b) brave (c) hungry (d) cowardly
- 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
- 12.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidness (b) tidyness (c) tidines (d) tidiness
- 13.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) bold (c) scared (d) tiny
- 14.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) large (c) angry (d) quick
- 15.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) decorate (b) pick up (c) build (d) tolerate
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) jump – leap
- 17.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
- 18.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slowly (c) slowest (d) slower
- 19.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
- 20.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) night (b) snow (c) summer (d) autumn
- 21.What does the idiom “add fuel to the fire” mean? (a) cook food (b) fill a car (c) make things worse (d) put out a fire
- 22.Riya made a feeble attempt to lift the heavy box and soon gave up. “Feeble” means ___. (a) clever (b) weak (c) strong (d) loud
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) commitee (b) committee (c) comittee (d) committe
- 24.Complete the analogy: Up is to down as in is to ___. (a) on (b) by (c) out (d) at
- 25.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) very soon (b) never (c) in summer (d) every morning
- 26.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protect (b) protective (c) protectively (d) protection
- 27.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) a rare animal (b) a big white toy (c) a lucky charm (d) costly but useless thing
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
- 29.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 30.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) wet (b) soft (c) hot (d) quiet
- 31.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
- 32.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run outside (b) have plenty (c) have none left (d) run very fast
- 34.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) gentle and calm (b) noisy (c) angry (d) wild
- 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) out (b) on (c) up (d) after
- 38.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) name the day (b) stop working for now (c) start a new day (d) phone a friend
- 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
- 40.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) brother
Answer key
- friend – pal
- generous
- goddess
- work late into the night
- beautiful
- protective
- empty of people
- right
- colony
- brave
- break
- tidiness
- bold
- large
- tolerate
- cheap – expensive
- invisible
- slowly
- heal
- summer
- make things worse
- weak
- committee
- out
- never
- protection
- costly but useless thing
- begin – start
- knew
- hot
- musicians
- brake
- have none left
- gentle and calm
- slow
- weak
- out
- stop working for now
- empty
- brother
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