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 antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) laugh (c) borrow (d) depart
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
- 3.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) rich – poor
- 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) early (c) modern (d) minimum
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) charecter (b) charactor (c) character (d) caracter
- 9.Riya made a feeble attempt to lift the heavy box and soon gave up. “Feeble” means ___. (a) clever (b) loud (c) weak (d) strong
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
- 12.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) queen (d) lioness
- 13.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
- 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 15.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
- 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 17.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) very early (b) every hour (c) at the last moment (d) at 11 o'clock
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 19.Which word is a verb? (a) purity (b) purely (c) pure (d) purify
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
- 21.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) break a light (c) make a light go on (d) make a light go out
- 24.The tiny ant carried a load that was colossal compared to its body. “Colossal” means ___. (a) light (b) huge (c) soft (d) tiny
- 25.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
- 26.What does the idiom “all ears” mean? (a) very noisy (b) hard of hearing (c) listening eagerly (d) having big ears
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) library (b) libary (c) librery (d) liberary
- 29.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) prince (d) duke
- 30.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliment (b) parliamant (c) parliament (d) parlament
- 31.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) descriptive (b) description (c) describe (d) descriptively
- 32.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) at (b) to (c) for (d) on
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
- 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 40.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) a broken cup (b) bad weather (c) spilt tea (d) big fuss over little
Answer key
- depart
- dark
- so
- dis-
- quick – fast
- effect
- minimum
- character
- weak
- shout – yell
- include – exclude
- lioness
- wander
- stationery
- nephew
- disagree
- at the last moment
- re-
- purify
- quiet
- some
- pre-
- make a light go out
- huge
- pessimist
- listening eagerly
- ancient – modern
- library
- duke
- parliament
- description
- audible
- not loyal
- reheat
- carnivore
- in
- to
- brave – cowardly
- use wrongly
- big fuss over little
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