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 the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) herd
- 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
- 7.There was a brief power cut that lasted only a minute. “Brief” means ___. (a) long (b) short (c) loud (d) dark
- 8.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) stranger (c) teacher (d) pal
- 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
- 10.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) chalk (b) cake (c) paper (d) bread
- 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
- 12.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) players (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
- 13.Which word is an adjective? (a) creation (b) creatively (c) create (d) creative
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) innocent
- 15.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 16.Choose the right form: Everyone looked at the dancer with ___. (a) admire (b) admiration (c) admirable (d) admirably
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) whisper (b) refuse (c) borrow (d) arrive
- 19.The hikers were parched after the long climb and drank all their water. “Parched” means ___. (a) very proud (b) very sleepy (c) very cold (d) very thirsty
- 20.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) angry (b) wild (c) gentle and calm (d) noisy
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) early (c) minimum (d) victory
- 23.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) sweet-smelling (b) faint (c) strong-smelling (d) pleasant
- 24.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
- 25.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) quick (b) happy (c) angry (d) sleepy
- 26.Complete the analogy: Ant is to small as elephant is to ___. (a) green (b) fast (c) tiny (d) big
- 27.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 28.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuade (d) persuasive
- 29.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decision (b) decisive (c) decisively (d) decide
- 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
- 33.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) nine (b) ten (c) five (d) seven
- 34.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) forgetful (b) lazy (c) hardworking (d) careless
- 35.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
- 36.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindniss (c) kindeness (d) kindness
- 37.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simply (b) simplify (c) simplicity (d) simple
- 38.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very fierce (b) very hungry (c) very playful (d) easily frightened
- 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
- 40.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
Answer key
- pack
- moral
- winter
- quick – fast
- mis-
- enemy
- short
- pal
- conscious
- cake
- go up
- players
- creative
- innocent
- aunt
- admiration
- borrow – lend
- refuse
- very thirsty
- gentle and calm
- big
- minimum
- strong-smelling
- red
- happy
- big
- steel
- persuasively
- decide
- pre-
- heat before
- outside
- nine
- hardworking
- dear
- kindness
- simply
- easily frightened
- cite
- night
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