Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 346 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Choose the right form: Hard work is the key to ___. (a) success (b) succeed (c) successful (d) successfully
2. 2.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very clear (c) unclear (d) very short
3. 3.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) king (c) host (d) uncle
4. 4.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a greedy person (b) an eye problem (c) a red fruit (d) a dearly loved person
5. 5.Complete the analogy: Hen is to chick as frog is to ___. (a) foal (b) tadpole (c) kitten (d) cub
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
8. 8.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) ball (b) bag (c) book (d) towel
9. 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) knowladge (b) knowlege (c) knoledge (d) knowledge
10. 10.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
11. 11.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) sailors (d) cows
12. 12.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) noisy (b) angry (c) wild (d) gentle and calm
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
14. 14.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
15. 15.What does the idiom “the last straw” mean? (a) a broken straw (b) the end of a drink (c) a small gift (d) the final problem
16. 16.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
18. 18.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickly (b) sicken (c) sicker (d) sickness
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
21. 21.Complete the analogy: Horse is to stable as dog is to ___. (a) kennel (b) hive (c) nest (d) den
22. 22.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) artificial (c) polite (d) generous
25. 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
28. 28.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) hands (b) stomach (c) head (d) shoes
29. 29.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
30. 30.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) break something cold (b) feel very cold (c) start a friendly talk (d) get very angry
31. 31.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) cows (c) singers (d) ships
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
33. 33.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
34. 34.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helpful (c) helping (d) helpless
35. 35.Which word is a noun? (a) persuasive (b) persuasively (c) persuasion (d) persuade
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) on (b) after (c) up (d) off
38. 38.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short

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