Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
- 2.Which word is a noun? (a) descriptive (b) describe (c) description (d) descriptively
- 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
- 4.Which spelling is correct? (a) goverment (b) governmant (c) govenment (d) government
- 5.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) cows (c) ships (d) keys
- 6.Which word is a verb? (a) attraction (b) attractive (c) attractively (d) attract
- 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
- 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
- 9.Choose the right form: Everyone looked at the dancer with ___. (a) admiration (b) admirably (c) admirable (d) admire
- 10.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) danger (b) dangerously (c) dangerous (d) endanger
- 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
- 12.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) start (c) end (d) jump
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) look straight ahead (b) be afraid of (c) forget about (d) wait eagerly for
- 14.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) every night (b) very rarely (c) very quickly (d) at midnight
- 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
- 16.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
- 17.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
- 18.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) mare (d) peahen
- 19.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) costly but useless thing (b) a lucky charm (c) a rare animal (d) a big white toy
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
- 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
- 23.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) very busy (b) taking a bath (c) feeling warm (d) in trouble
- 24.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
- 25.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) respond
- 26.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
- 27.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) dog
- 28.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attractively (b) attractive (c) attraction (d) attract
- 29.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
- 30.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
- 31.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) musicians
- 32.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
- 33.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very old (c) very small (d) very tall
- 34.Complete the analogy: Delhi is to India as Kathmandu is to ___. (a) Bhutan (b) Sri Lanka (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal
- 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) money (d) bike
- 36.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
- 37.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
- 38.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) generous (d) artificial
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) enough (d) about
Answer key
- awake
- description
- phone
- government
- dancers
- attract
- library
- victory – defeat
- admiration
- endanger
- lose
- end
- wait eagerly for
- very rarely
- sight
- -ness
- wet
- peahen
- costly but useless thing
- un-
- ancient – modern
- aviary
- in trouble
- bear
- respond
- subsequently
- dog
- attraction
- eagle
- physician
- musicians
- bare
- very old
- Nepal
- mistake
- sell
- they're
- meat
- artificial
- later
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