Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) whisper (c) include (d) float
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
- 3.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) bridegroom (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) king
- 4.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) sing (b) rest (c) eat (d) rush
- 5.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) cows
- 6.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderfel (c) wonderful (d) wonderfull
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
- 9.Complete the analogy: India is to New Delhi as Japan is to ___. (a) Tokyo (b) Beijing (c) Kathmandu (d) Dhaka
- 10.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 11.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
- 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) sit down (b) go to sleep (c) lie down (d) rise from bed
- 14.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) cows (c) keys (d) ships
- 15.Complete the analogy: Cat is to kitten as dog is to ___. (a) cub (b) puppy (c) foal (d) calf
- 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) flock (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) ancient (c) polite (d) late
- 18.The gigantic whale was longer than our school bus. “Gigantic” means ___. (a) huge (b) tiny (c) noisy (d) slow
- 19.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) in summer (b) never (c) every morning (d) very soon
- 20.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) fence (b) chair (c) wall (d) bench
- 21.Complete the analogy: Lion is to lioness as tiger is to ___. (a) mare (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) hen
- 22.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
- 23.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasive (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasion
- 24.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) brother (d) son
- 25.Which spelling is correct? (a) ocassion (b) occassion (c) occasion (d) ocasion
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) achieve (b) acheive (c) acheeve (d) achive
- 27.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 28.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
- 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
- 30.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) seven (b) five (c) ten (d) nine
- 31.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
- 32.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) keys (c) ships (d) sheep
- 33.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) lose hearing (b) whisper softly (c) refuse to listen (d) listen carefully
- 34.Complete the analogy: Petal is to flower as page is to ___. (a) shelf (b) ink (c) pen (d) book
- 35.Complete the analogy: King is to queen as prince is to ___. (a) aunt (b) duchess (c) king (d) princess
- 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
- 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
- 38.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very clear (b) very short (c) unclear (d) very funny
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) selfish (d) early
- 40.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) healthy (c) proud (d) ill
Answer key
- include
- but
- bridegroom
- rush
- cows
- wonderful
- out
- shout – yell
- Tokyo
- to
- ambidextrous
- empty
- rise from bed
- dancers
- puppy
- flock
- present
- huge
- never
- fence
- tigress
- however
- persuasively
- uncle
- occasion
- achieve
- male
- buy
- ill – sick
- nine
- -less
- sheep
- refuse to listen
- book
- princess
- coarse
- cub
- unclear
- selfish
- ill
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