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.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
- 2.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) start (b) shout (c) choose (d) finish
- 3.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
- 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
- 5.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) clean the garden (b) avoid the main point (c) hit a plant (d) run very fast
- 6.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) chick (d) kitten
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) sharp (d) polite
- 8.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) bad weather (b) big fuss over little (c) spilt tea (d) a broken cup
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
- 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
- 11.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
- 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) bunch
- 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
- 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) off (b) in (c) out (d) up
- 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) off
- 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
- 17.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) lions (d) eggs
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
- 19.Complete the analogy: Judge is to court as actor is to ___. (a) field (b) stage (c) farm (d) kitchen
- 20.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) throw (b) drop (c) push (d) lift
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
- 22.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) glass (b) ocean (c) river (d) pond
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) privilage (b) privilege (c) priviledge (d) privelege
- 24.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
- 25.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) nurse
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) honest (c) blunt (d) modern
- 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) up (b) in (c) after (d) out
- 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
- 29.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfull (b) wonderfel (c) wondreful (d) wonderful
- 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
- 31.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) prince (d) nephew
- 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flight
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
- 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
- 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 36.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very weak (b) very cheap (c) very sweet (d) very strong
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) run (c) shout (d) borrow
- 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
- 39.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
- 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
Answer key
- rich
- start
- carnivore
- passed
- avoid the main point
- calf
- sharp
- big fuss over little
- hot
- borrow – lend
- preview
- swarm
- herd
- out
- off
- hospital
- eggs
- show
- stage
- lift
- begin – start
- ocean
- privilege
- optimist
- patient
- blunt
- out
- donor
- wonderful
- unclear
- king
- flight
- ancient – modern
- slow
- play again
- very strong
- sink
- aquarium
- -ly
- no
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