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.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
- 2.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) happy (c) quick (d) angry
- 3.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancer (b) dansor (c) dancar (d) danceer
- 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) swarm (c) team (d) flock
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
- 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
- 8.The sky grew ominous as dark clouds gathered before the storm. “Ominous” means ___. (a) warning of danger (b) very quiet (c) very beautiful (d) bright and clear
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) necessary (b) beautiful (c) notisable (d) excellent
- 10.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) optician (d) dentist
- 11.Which word is a noun? (a) admirable (b) admirably (c) admire (d) admiration
- 12.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) immediately (b) excellent (c) beleive (d) restaurant
- 13.The street vendor’s samosas were delectable, so we ordered more. “Delectable” means ___. (a) tasteless (b) delicious (c) cold (d) burnt
- 14.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) goat (b) horse (c) cow (d) hen
- 15.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
- 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) expensive (d) modern
- 18.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) plate (b) piece (c) bowl (d) box
- 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
- 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
- 21.Complete the analogy: Bread is to baker as shoes are to ___. (a) farmer (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
- 22.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
- 23.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) by fishing (b) with help (c) very slowly (d) by any means
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) rhythm (c) character (d) Febuary
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
- 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
- 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) off (b) in (c) up (d) out
- 30.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 31.Which word is a noun? (a) persuade (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuasion
- 32.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) sister
- 33.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
- 34.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 35.What does the idiom “keep an eye on” mean? (a) stare rudely (b) watch carefully (c) close one eye (d) wear glasses
- 36.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
- 37.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) across (b) after (c) off (d) up
- 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
Answer key
- cell
- happy
- dancer
- team
- dark
- begin – start
- biology
- warning of danger
- notisable
- veterinarian
- admiration
- beleive
- delicious
- cow
- thankful
- personnel
- expensive
- piece
- polyglot
- lightning
- cobbler
- bee
- by any means
- include – exclude
- Febuary
- night
- win
- annual
- off
- -ly
- persuasion
- aunt
- beside
- tell again
- watch carefully
- ate
- fair
- eminent
- up
- dis-
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