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: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
- 2.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) loud (b) lazy (c) busy (d) kind
- 3.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
- 4.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitiful (c) pityful (d) pitifull
- 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
- 7.There was an abundant crop of mangoes this year; every tree was full. “Abundant” means ___. (a) rotten (b) very small (c) more than enough (d) very sour
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cygnet (c) kid (d) cub
- 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) school (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
- 10.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) rock (d) tree
- 11.The soldiers were valiant and fought bravely to protect the village. “Valiant” means ___. (a) brave (b) tired (c) hungry (d) cowardly
- 12.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) after (b) down (c) off (d) across
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: The rich man gave ___ all his money to the poor. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) away
- 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
- 15.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) hit a plant (b) run very fast (c) clean the garden (d) avoid the main point
- 16.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) people (c) keys (d) grapes
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pride
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) maximum (c) late (d) journey
- 19.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 20.Complete the analogy: Morning is to breakfast as night is to ___. (a) breakfast (b) tiffin (c) lunch (d) dinner
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) meet by chance (b) race someone (c) run indoors (d) avoid someone
- 22.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) brother
- 23.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) speed (b) distance (c) weight (d) time
- 24.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) very tired (b) completely wet (c) very late (d) very cold
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – break (d) mend – repair
- 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) show (c) need (d) live
- 27.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
- 29.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) conclude (d) reside
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) separete (b) saparate (c) seperate (d) separate
- 32.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imagine (b) imaginative (c) imaginatively (d) imagination
- 33.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hopeless (c) hoping (d) hopeful
- 34.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
- 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
- 36.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) wealthy (b) tall (c) kind (d) poor
- 37.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) unhappy (b) happily (c) happier (d) happiness
- 38.Choose the right form: Termites can ___ wooden furniture. (a) destroy (b) destructive (c) destructively (d) destruction
- 39.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
- 40.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) paint (c) tidy up (d) invent a story
Answer key
- see
- kind
- than
- pitiful
- swarm
- stone – rock
- more than enough
- cygnet
- school
- rock
- brave
- down
- away
- often
- avoid the main point
- people
- bunch
- maximum
- clothes
- dinner
- meet by chance
- nephew
- time
- completely wet
- mend – repair
- show
- orchard
- gift – present
- discover
- weak
- separate
- imagination
- hopeless
- botanist
- phone
- poor
- happiness
- destroy
- device
- invent a story
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