Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
- 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
- 4.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
- 5.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) leave (b) continue (c) sleep (d) stop
- 6.Choose the right form: Close your eyes and ___ you are on the moon. (a) imaginatively (b) imaginative (c) imagination (d) imagine
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
- 8.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) residence
- 9.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) rich (c) timid (d) quick
- 10.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
- 12.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
- 13.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) cats (b) cows (c) mice (d) rats
- 14.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) very busy (b) taking a bath (c) feeling warm (d) in trouble
- 15.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) occasion (b) knowledge (c) business (d) priviledge
- 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) calf (d) cub
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) answer (b) failure (c) journey (d) question
- 19.What does the idiom “zip your lips” mean? (a) keep quiet (b) close a bag (c) eat quickly (d) smile widely
- 20.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
- 21.Which spelling is correct? (a) knowladge (b) knowlege (c) knoledge (d) knowledge
- 22.Which spelling is correct? (a) privilage (b) privelege (c) privilege (d) priviledge
- 23.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) plate (b) box (c) bowl (d) piece
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go on (c) break a light (d) make a light go out
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) journey (d) exit
- 26.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) inventively (b) inventive (c) invention (d) invent
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) flock (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 28.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painless (b) painter (c) painful (d) painfully
- 29.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) stone (b) stick (c) straw (d) cup
- 30.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearfully (c) fearful (d) fearless
- 31.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
- 32.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) preplace (d) replace
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
- 35.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) honey (b) silk (c) eggs (d) milk
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) enviroment (b) envirnment (c) environment (d) environmant
- 37.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
- 38.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) early (c) modern (d) brave
- 40.Complete the analogy: Morning is to breakfast as night is to ___. (a) tiffin (b) dinner (c) lunch (d) breakfast
Answer key
- float – sink
- in
- library
- physician
- continue
- imagine
- thin
- refrigerator
- timid
- sale
- wet
- -less
- cats
- in trouble
- priviledge
- calf
- young
- failure
- keep quiet
- -ly
- knowledge
- privilege
- piece
- make a light go out
- exit
- invention
- flock
- painful
- straw
- fearless
- precedes
- misplace
- brave – cowardly
- quick – fast
- honey
- environment
- invisible
- bilingual
- guilty
- dinner
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