Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
- 2.Which word is a noun? (a) describe (b) description (c) descriptively (d) descriptive
- 3.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
- 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) error (d) occupation
- 5.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) pond (b) glass (c) river (d) ocean
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 7.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at the last moment (b) very early (c) at 11 o'clock (d) every hour
- 8.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) monkeys
- 9.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) agree (b) arrive (c) wear (d) postpone
- 11.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) thin (b) warm (c) big (d) short
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) schedule (b) scedule (c) schedual (d) shedule
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
- 14.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
- 15.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
- 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) shout (c) arrive (d) lend
- 18.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancer (b) dansor (c) dancar (d) danceer
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
- 20.Which word is an adjective? (a) descriptive (b) description (c) describe (d) descriptively
- 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 22.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) tailor (b) photographer (c) barber (d) farmer
- 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
- 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
- 25.Which word is a noun? (a) differently (b) difference (c) differ (d) different
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
- 27.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) musicians (c) ships (d) keys
- 28.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) goddess (d) queen
- 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
- 30.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) lazy (c) scared (d) bold
- 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
- 34.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) train (b) plane (c) bus (d) ship
- 35.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) up (b) for (c) after (d) off
- 37.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) wait for (b) find by chance (c) take care of (d) search for
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
- 39.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) carry (c) choose (d) jump
- 40.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) hen (d) horse
Answer key
- float – sink
- description
- purchase
- examination
- ocean
- not clear
- at the last moment
- monkeys
- there
- postpone
- short
- schedule
- lose
- optimist
- -ly
- pay before
- lend
- dancer
- shy – timid
- descriptive
- small
- photographer
- bunch
- whether
- difference
- enemy
- musicians
- goddess
- coarse
- bold
- re-
- down
- wise – foolish
- ship
- quite
- for
- search for
- shout – yell
- choose
- horse
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