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 spelling is correct? (a) schedual (b) schedule (c) scedule (d) shedule
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) gosling (d) cub
- 5.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) hungry (c) glad (d) rude
- 6.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) aunt (d) wife
- 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
- 8.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
- 9.Complete the idiom: That shop sells sweets that cost an arm and a ___. (a) nose (b) leg (c) foot (d) hand
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
- 13.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
- 15.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) bees
- 16.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 17.What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg” mean? (a) hurt badly (b) be very expensive (c) need a doctor (d) be cheap
- 18.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) definitely (b) parliamant (c) committee (d) occasion
- 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) lamb (d) cub
- 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
- 22.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) definitely (b) definitly (c) defenitely (d) definately
- 24.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) conclude
- 25.Complete the analogy: Pen is to write as knife is to ___. (a) sing (b) cut (c) read (d) draw
- 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
- 27.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) honey (b) silk (c) milk (d) eggs
- 28.Dad was furious when someone dented his new car. “Furious” means ___. (a) very happy (b) very tired (c) very calm (d) very angry
- 29.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
- 31.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) decrease (d) accept
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
- 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
- 35.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) sing (c) eat (d) rush
- 36.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
- 39.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) off
Answer key
- schedule
- short
- re-
- gosling
- glad
- daughter
- wander
- -ness
- leg
- mend – repair
- hard
- rough – smooth
- knew
- effect
- cows
- formally
- be very expensive
- parliamant
- lamb
- mishear
- generous – selfish
- break
- definitely
- inform
- cut
- victory – defeat
- honey
- very angry
- write again
- arrive – depart
- It's
- decrease
- go
- latter
- rush
- road
- borrow – lend
- sit
- purchase
- up
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