Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
- 2.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) horse (d) goat
- 3.Complete the analogy: Eye is to see as ear is to ___. (a) taste (b) touch (c) hear (d) smell
- 4.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) silk (b) eggs (c) milk (d) honey
- 5.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) feeling warm (b) very busy (c) taking a bath (d) in trouble
- 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
- 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
- 8.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) yell (b) smile (c) sleep (d) whisper
- 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 11.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) neccessary (c) committee (d) excellent
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) committee (b) exaggerate (c) consience (d) beginning
- 14.Which word is a noun? (a) different (b) difference (c) differ (d) differently
- 15.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 16.Choose the right form: It was a hard ___ to make. (a) decisive (b) decide (c) decision (d) decisively
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
- 18.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
- 19.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) paper (b) bread (c) chalk (d) cake
- 20.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
- 21.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) observe (d) purchase
- 22.What does the idiom “keep an eye on” mean? (a) stare rudely (b) watch carefully (c) close one eye (d) wear glasses
- 23.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) dig (b) run (c) fly (d) crawl
- 24.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) occasion (b) interrup (c) recommend (d) knowledge
- 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
- 26.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 27.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
- 29.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) wife (c) girl (d) aunt
- 30.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) upset (b) sleepy (c) bored (d) overjoyed
- 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
- 33.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) lazily (c) laziness (d) lazier
- 34.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
- 35.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) tiny (b) stubborn (c) friendly (d) hungry
- 36.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) mountains
- 37.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
- 38.The soldiers were valiant and fought bravely to protect the village. “Valiant” means ___. (a) hungry (b) brave (c) cowardly (d) tired
- 39.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
- 40.Which word means “without a name”? (a) namely (b) nameless (c) named (d) names
Answer key
- dark
- cow
- hear
- honey
- in trouble
- except
- ancient – modern
- yell
- paint again
- stationary
- neccessary
- hot
- consience
- difference
- piece
- decision
- include – exclude
- synonym
- cake
- previously
- observe
- watch carefully
- fly
- interrup
- your
- lead wrongly
- atlas
- bottom
- girl
- overjoyed
- un-
- evening
- laziness
- bear
- stubborn
- mountains
- agenda
- brave
- won
- nameless
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