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 word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
- 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
- 4.Complete the analogy: India is to New Delhi as Japan is to ___. (a) Kathmandu (b) Beijing (c) Dhaka (d) Tokyo
- 5.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goose (c) dog (d) cow
- 6.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) break (c) laugh (d) repair
- 7.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ness
- 8.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) especially (b) believe (c) environment (d) govenment
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) character (b) separate (c) mischievous (d) conscence
- 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kid
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
- 12.What does the idiom “a red-letter day” mean? (a) a day of danger (b) a special, happy day (c) a postal holiday (d) a sad day
- 13.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) eat (b) shout (c) sit (d) whisper
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
- 15.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) hair (b) ear (c) arm (d) leg
- 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
- 17.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) princess (d) hostess
- 18.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) inform (c) conclude (d) reside
- 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) across (b) in (c) off (d) after
- 20.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) description (b) describe (c) descriptive (d) descriptively
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
- 23.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) study hard (b) buy books (c) tear books (d) throw books
- 24.Complete the analogy: Horse is to stable as dog is to ___. (a) kennel (b) nest (c) hive (d) den
- 25.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) bright (c) wet (d) dull
- 26.Which word is a noun? (a) creation (b) creative (c) create (d) creatively
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) tommorow (b) tommorrow (c) tomorrow (d) tomorow
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 29.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) take care of (c) look later (d) look behind
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) help (d) buy
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – cowardly
- 33.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
- 35.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) discover (b) go outside (c) hide (d) lose
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) immediatley (b) immediately (c) immediatly (d) imediately
- 37.Choose the right form: Do not play near the railway track; it is ___. (a) dangerously (b) endanger (c) danger (d) dangerous
- 38.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) photographer (b) barber (c) farmer (d) tailor
- 39.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helping (d) helpful
- 40.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
Answer key
- above
- not usual
- diary
- Tokyo
- goose
- repair
- -less
- govenment
- conscence
- calf
- day
- a special, happy day
- shout
- herd
- leg
- buy
- waitress
- require
- in
- describe
- un-
- rough – smooth
- study hard
- kennel
- bright
- creation
- tomorrow
- dis-
- take care of
- kitten
- think about
- brave – cowardly
- -ly
- house
- discover
- immediately
- dangerous
- photographer
- helpless
- verify
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