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.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 2.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
- 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) honest (c) rough (d) ancient
- 4.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) excited (b) unwilling (c) quick (d) proud
- 5.What does the idiom “a red-letter day” mean? (a) a day of danger (b) a sad day (c) a special, happy day (d) a postal holiday
- 6.Complete the idiom: It is raining cats and ___. (a) rats (b) mice (c) cows (d) dogs
- 7.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer
- 8.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) take care of (b) find in a dictionary (c) feel sad (d) forget a word
- 10.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admirable (b) admirably (c) admire (d) admiration
- 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) down (b) after (c) up (d) into
- 12.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) wolves (d) lions
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
- 14.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) polite (c) obedient (d) naughty
- 15.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
- 16.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) diary (d) atlas
- 17.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) fall down (b) not take a side (c) rest outside (d) fix a fence
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
- 19.Complete the analogy: Two is to four as five is to ___. (a) six (b) nine (c) fifteen (d) ten
- 20.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) owl (c) ant (d) eagle
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
- 22.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
- 24.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) disview (d) preview
- 25.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) tiny (b) hungry (c) stubborn (d) friendly
- 26.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) goose
- 27.Complete the analogy: Week is to day as year is to ___. (a) month (b) era (c) century (d) decade
- 28.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 29.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch
- 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
- 32.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
- 33.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) timid (c) quick (d) rich
- 34.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helping (c) helpless (d) helpful
- 35.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) sleep (c) travel (d) reply
- 36.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 37.The sky grew ominous as dark clouds gathered before the storm. “Ominous” means ___. (a) very beautiful (b) warning of danger (c) bright and clear (d) very quiet
- 38.What does the idiom “on cloud nine” mean? (a) very happy (b) very sleepy (c) on a plane (d) in the rain
- 39.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) very clean (b) falling apart (c) brand new (d) very tall
- 40.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
Answer key
- too
- deer
- rough
- unwilling
- a special, happy day
- dogs
- deer
- lightning
- find in a dictionary
- admirable
- after
- wolves
- close
- naughty
- immediately
- agenda
- not take a side
- slow
- ten
- owl
- shout – yell
- tale
- stop
- preview
- stubborn
- goose
- month
- sun
- refill
- herd
- principle
- dairy
- timid
- helpless
- reply
- -ly
- warning of danger
- very happy
- falling apart
- unsafe
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