Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) easy (b) flat (c) dangerous (d) safe
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
- 3.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 4.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) musicians (d) ships
- 5.The tortoise was sluggish and took all day to cross the garden. “Sluggish” means ___. (a) noisy (b) slow-moving (c) fast (d) angry
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
- 9.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) in outer space (b) extremely happy (c) very far away (d) very tired
- 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
- 11.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
- 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) pride
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) beleive (b) beleeve (c) belive (d) believe
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) conscience (b) temperature (c) Feburary (d) necessary
- 15.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
- 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) herd (b) swarm (c) choir (d) fleet
- 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) joey (c) cub (d) chick
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 19.Choose the right form: Close your eyes and ___ you are on the moon. (a) imaginatively (b) imagination (c) imaginative (d) imagine
- 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
- 21.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) dogs (b) horses (c) goats (d) cows
- 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) in (b) across (c) after (d) away
- 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) cub (c) caterpillar (d) kitten
- 24.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) actress
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) journey (b) exit (c) answer (d) roof
- 26.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) cloud (c) stone (d) sand
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) necessary (b) necesary (c) neccesary (d) neccessary
- 29.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 30.Which spelling is correct? (a) enviroment (b) envirnment (c) environmant (d) environment
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) mischievous (b) mischevous (c) mischivous (d) mischievious
- 32.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) lions
- 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
- 34.Complete the analogy: Light is to dark as noise is to ___. (a) song (b) silence (c) sound (d) music
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunciation (b) pronunsiation (c) pronounciation (d) pronunciasion
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) give – take (c) choose – reject (d) laugh – cry
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) uncount (d) miscount
- 38.Which word is a noun? (a) successful (b) succeed (c) success (d) successfully
- 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) off (b) down (c) after (d) up
- 40.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
Answer key
- dangerous
- big – large
- open again
- musicians
- slow-moving
- night
- last
- cub
- extremely happy
- botanist
- -less
- herd
- believe
- Feburary
- companion
- choir
- joey
- re-
- imagine
- calf
- horses
- away
- caterpillar
- hostess
- exit
- stone
- stone – rock
- necessary
- deer
- environment
- mischievous
- ships
- advise
- silence
- pronunciation
- choose – select
- miscount
- success
- down
- not well
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