Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
- 2.The view from the hilltop was breathtaking; we stood and stared for ages. “Breathtaking” means ___. (a) very dull (b) very dangerous (c) very ugly (d) amazingly beautiful
- 3.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very loud (b) unsure, holding back (c) very fast (d) very confident
- 4.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 5.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
- 6.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
- 7.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) grandfather (d) uncle
- 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
- 9.The traveller was weary after walking all day in the sun. “Weary” means ___. (a) very rich (b) very happy (c) very angry (d) very tired
- 10.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) dancers
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
- 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
- 13.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
- 15.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancer (d) dancing
- 16.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) tall – short
- 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 19.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
- 20.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hoapful (c) hopefull (d) hopeful
- 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) artificial (c) modern (d) generous
- 23.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
- 24.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) keys (d) whales
- 25.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) character (b) caracter (c) charecter (d) charactor
- 28.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) Wensday (b) business (c) foreign (d) embarrass
- 29.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 30.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) brush (b) book (c) spoon (d) plate
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
- 32.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) shout (b) begin (c) smile (d) finish
- 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) off (b) out (c) on (d) up
- 35.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) daughter (c) niece (d) aunt
- 36.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) a hug (b) a game (c) a gift (d) an argument
- 37.Complete the analogy: Day is to night as summer is to ___. (a) monsoon (b) spring (c) winter (d) sunny
- 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
- 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) bouquet (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
- 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
Answer key
- shout – yell
- amazingly beautiful
- unsure, holding back
- understand wrongly
- latter
- meat
- grandfather
- wander
- very tired
- dancers
- stone – rock
- annual
- -ful
- rough – smooth
- dancer
- hour
- shy – timid
- refill
- bee
- hopeful
- advise
- artificial
- biology
- whales
- astronomer
- hard
- character
- Wensday
- unwell
- brush
- dark
- finish
- moral
- out
- niece
- an argument
- winter
- sun
- bouquet
- brave – cowardly
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