Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
- 4.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 5.Which spelling is correct? (a) conscence (b) conscience (c) concience (d) consience
- 6.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) ships (d) puppies
- 7.What does the idiom “pull someone’s leg” mean? (a) hurt someone (b) tease someone (c) help someone walk (d) trip someone
- 8.What does the idiom “bite the bullet” mean? (a) eat something hard (b) bravely do a hard thing (c) break a tooth (d) get angry
- 9.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) hurry (b) wait (c) read (d) sleep
- 10.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
- 11.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) ask (d) help
- 13.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
- 14.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) late (d) short
- 16.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 17.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) tall (b) difficult (c) easy (d) rich
- 18.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) stomach (b) shoes (c) head (d) hands
- 19.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) ears (b) eyes (c) hands (d) feet
- 20.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stand up (b) go to bed (c) stop sleeping (d) dream
- 21.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) crawl (c) leap (d) cry
- 22.Complete the analogy: Book is to library as money is to ___. (a) park (b) school (c) garden (d) bank
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) unview (d) misview
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
- 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 26.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) sour (b) juicy (c) dry (d) hard
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) reduce (b) grow (c) increase (d) cook
- 28.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very hot (b) very cold (c) very salty (d) very thick
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
- 31.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) prince (d) host
- 32.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) grandfather
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
- 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) deep – shallow (c) ill – sick (d) gift – present
- 35.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) ear (b) hair (c) leg (d) arm
- 36.Which word is a verb? (a) danger (b) dangerous (c) dangerously (d) endanger
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
- 38.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) geese (d) keys
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
- 40.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
Answer key
- ancient – modern
- about
- victory – defeat
- use again
- conscience
- puppies
- tease someone
- bravely do a hard thing
- hurry
- fragile
- weather
- ask
- prince
- bees
- rich
- lightening
- easy
- stomach
- ears
- stop sleeping
- leap
- bank
- preview
- soft
- herd
- juicy
- reduce
- very hot
- start
- cheap – expensive
- hero
- grandfather
- quick – fast
- deep – shallow
- leg
- endanger
- light
- geese
- float – sink
- biography
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