Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) previous
- 2.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) newly painted (b) very dirty (c) very crowded (d) empty of people
- 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
- 4.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
- 6.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
- 7.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautful (b) beautiful (c) beautyful (d) beautifull
- 8.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) sea (b) track (c) sky (d) river
- 9.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
- 10.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a big wave (b) a sea journey (c) a very small amount (d) a rain shower
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) repay
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) environmant (b) envirnment (c) environment (d) enviroment
- 14.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
- 15.Which word means “without a name”? (a) nameless (b) named (c) names (d) namely
- 16.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) cows
- 17.Riya made a feeble attempt to lift the heavy box and soon gave up. “Feeble” means ___. (a) strong (b) clever (c) loud (d) weak
- 18.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) hands (b) head (c) stomach (d) shoes
- 19.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) keys (c) ships (d) sheep
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) February (b) Feburary (c) Febuary (d) Febrary
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) across (b) off (c) after (d) in
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
- 23.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) chalk (b) paper (c) bread (d) cake
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
- 25.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
- 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
- 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) cub (d) kitten
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) take care of (b) look behind (c) search for (d) look later
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 31.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) not take a side (b) fall down (c) rest outside (d) fix a fence
- 32.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very small (c) very old (d) very tall
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) fall asleep (b) start ringing (c) break (d) stop ringing
- 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 35.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) sweet (b) clear (c) cloudy and dark (d) very cold
- 36.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
- 37.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – break
- 39.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
Answer key
- substantial
- empty of people
- expert
- reopen
- slow
- -er
- beautiful
- track
- a very small amount
- pre-
- prepay
- environment
- -ly
- nameless
- bees
- weak
- stomach
- lions
- February
- in
- stone – rock
- cake
- cold – chilly
- flu
- night
- caterpillar
- take care of
- swarm
- not kind
- not take a side
- very old
- start ringing
- heat again
- cloudy and dark
- complimented
- whole
- mend – repair
- our
- go
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