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 ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
- 2.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) keep going (c) stop trying (d) stand up
- 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) down
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – break (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
- 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
- 8.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) mountains (d) ships
- 9.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 10.Which word is an adjective? (a) descriptive (b) describe (c) descriptively (d) description
- 11.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
- 12.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) companion (d) occupation
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
- 14.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopeful (c) hoapful (d) hopefull
- 15.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
- 17.Which word is an adjective? (a) decide (b) decision (c) decisively (d) decisive
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
- 19.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) bride (b) lady (c) queen (d) aunt
- 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) in (b) out (c) up (d) after
- 21.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiest (b) happily (c) happier (d) happiness
- 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
- 23.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
- 24.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) travel (c) reply (d) question
- 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) achive (b) acheeve (c) acheive (d) achieve
- 27.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beleive (b) separate (c) government (d) temperature
- 28.The weather was so balmy that we had our picnic outdoors. “Balmy” means ___. (a) very windy (b) very stormy (c) freezing cold (d) pleasantly warm
- 29.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) crook (b) look (c) cook (d) book
- 30.Complete the idiom: The test was hard, but I had to bite the ___ and finish it. (a) pencil (b) biscuit (c) bullet (d) apple
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
- 32.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) brown (b) pink (c) red (d) blue
- 33.Which word is a noun? (a) successful (b) success (c) succeed (d) successfully
- 34.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 35.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
- 36.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) down
- 38.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) damp (b) hot (c) dry (d) loud
- 39.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) dance well (b) sing on stage (c) enjoy a song (d) accept the punishment
- 40.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) pleasant (b) sweet-smelling (c) faint (d) strong-smelling
Answer key
- deer
- road
- stop trying
- down
- early
- mend – repair
- float – sink
- mountains
- unwell
- descriptive
- geography
- companion
- cold – chilly
- hopeful
- unlucky
- big – large
- decisive
- borrow – lend
- lady
- out
- happily
- get
- ambidextrous
- reply
- far
- achieve
- beleive
- pleasantly warm
- crook
- bullet
- give
- blue
- success
- sum
- refrigerator
- cat
- down
- damp
- accept the punishment
- strong-smelling
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