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.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
- 2.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
- 4.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) lions (c) cows (d) grapes
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
- 6.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very playful (b) very hungry (c) very fierce (d) easily frightened
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
- 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
- 9.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) aunt (d) niece
- 10.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
- 11.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very cheap (b) very weak (c) very strong (d) very sweet
- 12.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
- 13.The old man was frail and needed help to climb the stairs. “Frail” means ___. (a) rich (b) rude (c) strong (d) weak
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go out (c) break a light (d) make a light go on
- 15.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
- 16.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) unhappy (c) quick (d) rich
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
- 19.Which word means “without power”? (a) powered (b) powering (c) powerful (d) powerless
- 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) across
- 21.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) character (b) grammar (c) Wednesday (d) receeve
- 22.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) hit a plant (b) run very fast (c) avoid the main point (d) clean the garden
- 23.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) sing (c) eat (d) rush
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) go to bed (b) dream (c) stand up (d) stop sleeping
- 25.Complete the idiom: We are all in the same ___, so let us help each other. (a) car (b) boat (c) bus (d) house
- 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) in (b) out (c) up (d) off
- 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
- 28.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
- 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
- 31.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) mountains (c) ships (d) cows
- 32.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
- 33.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
- 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
- 35.Complete the analogy: Judge is to court as actor is to ___. (a) stage (b) kitchen (c) farm (d) field
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 37.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) saw (b) pen (c) needle (d) spade
- 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
- 39.Complete the analogy: Seed is to plant as egg is to ___. (a) leaf (b) stone (c) nest (d) bird
- 40.The Thar Desert is arid; it hardly ever rains there. “Arid” means ___. (a) very green (b) very wet (c) very dry (d) very cold
Answer key
- young
- join again
- accept
- sailors
- wise – foolish
- easily frightened
- stone – rock
- apiary
- queen
- diary
- very strong
- up
- weak
- make a light go out
- witch
- unhappy
- arrive – depart
- slow
- powerless
- up
- receeve
- avoid the main point
- rush
- stop sleeping
- boat
- off
- cloth
- not tidy
- donor
- dark
- mountains
- woman
- plane
- century
- stage
- fill again
- pen
- dentist
- bird
- very dry
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