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.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) live (d) tell
- 2.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
- 4.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) sweet-smelling (b) strong-smelling (c) faint (d) pleasant
- 5.What does the idiom “kill two birds with one stone” mean? (a) hunt birds (b) be very cruel (c) throw stones (d) do two jobs at once
- 6.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -ness
- 7.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) rats (b) cows (c) cats (d) mice
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) Wedensday (b) Wednsday (c) Wensday (d) Wednesday
- 9.Complete the analogy: Square is to four as triangle is to ___. (a) six (b) four (c) three (d) five
- 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
- 12.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) sand (c) leaf (d) stone
- 13.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) bored (c) upset (d) overjoyed
- 14.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) forgetful (b) lazy (c) hardworking (d) careless
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
- 16.Which spelling is correct? (a) definately (b) definitly (c) defenitely (d) definitely
- 17.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
- 18.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) nephew
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 20.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) tiger (c) lion (d) king
- 21.Complete the analogy: Pilot is to plane as driver is to ___. (a) car (b) horse (c) kite (d) ship
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) question (c) minority (d) journey
- 23.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) arm (b) ear (c) hand (d) eye
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
- 25.Complete the analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___. (a) music (b) bridge (c) statue (d) painting
- 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) after (b) up (c) in (d) across
- 27.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 28.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beauty (b) beautify (c) beautifully (d) beautiful
- 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
- 30.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) quick (b) noisy (c) angry (d) silent
- 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) modern (c) minimum (d) victory
- 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 33.Which spelling is correct? (a) especially (b) expecially (c) espescially (d) especialy
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) across (b) down (c) after (d) up
- 35.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
- 36.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 37.Complete the analogy: Two is to four as five is to ___. (a) nine (b) ten (c) fifteen (d) six
- 38.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) companion (d) error
- 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Neha is good at working ___ maths puzzles. (a) after (b) out (c) off (d) across
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
Answer key
- get
- sail
- Where
- strong-smelling
- do two jobs at once
- -ness
- cats
- Wednesday
- three
- asleep
- early
- stone
- overjoyed
- hardworking
- short
- definitely
- tale
- nephew
- unhappy
- lion
- car
- minority
- eye
- heavy
- music
- in
- flour
- beautifully
- tailor
- silent
- minimum
- pre-
- especially
- down
- chilly
- whole
- ten
- companion
- out
- begin – start
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