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.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homeles (c) homelees (d) homeless
- 2.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goose (c) dog (d) cat
- 3.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) cousin
- 5.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) little (b) wide (c) tall (d) huge
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
- 7.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
- 8.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) very cold (b) cloudy and dark (c) clear (d) sweet
- 9.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 10.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) silines (c) sillines (d) silliness
- 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
- 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) duckling
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
- 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) up (b) down (c) after (d) into
- 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) shallow (d) polite
- 19.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) old – new (d) tall – short
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
- 22.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) lions (c) ships (d) sheep
- 23.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
- 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
- 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) test (d) money
- 27.Which word is an adverb? (a) imagination (b) imaginative (c) imagine (d) imaginatively
- 28.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) easy to find (b) very clean (c) in short supply (d) very cold
- 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) after (b) off (c) on (d) up
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
- 32.Which spelling is correct? (a) independant (b) independent (c) indepedent (d) indipendent
- 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 34.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) ended (c) endings (d) endless
- 35.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautify (b) beautifully (c) beauty (d) beautiful
- 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pride (c) pod (d) swarm
- 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
- 38.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) friendly (b) tiny (c) hungry (d) stubborn
- 39.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) stand up (b) keep going (c) give a gift (d) stop trying
- 40.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) eyes (b) feet (c) hands (d) ears
Answer key
- homeless
- goose
- -less
- enemy
- little
- scared – afraid
- diary
- cloudy and dark
- pay before
- silliness
- buy
- borrow – lend
- duckling
- flock
- after
- so
- wet
- shallow
- tale
- shy – timid
- victory – defeat
- sheep
- waiter
- include – exclude
- arrive – depart
- test
- imaginatively
- in short supply
- off
- hard
- weak
- independent
- not respect
- endless
- beautifully
- pod
- complimented
- stubborn
- stop trying
- ears
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