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.The weather was so balmy that we had our picnic outdoors. “Balmy” means ___. (a) very windy (b) pleasantly warm (c) freezing cold (d) very stormy
- 2.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) green (b) blue (c) red (d) pink
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) build (b) refuse (c) accept (d) arrive
- 4.Complete the analogy: Thirsty is to water as sleepy is to ___. (a) juice (b) toy (c) food (d) bed
- 5.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) explode (b) sing (c) breathe (d) fly away
- 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
- 7.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) book (b) plate (c) brush (d) spoon
- 8.After the monsoon, the village had an ample supply of water. “Ample” means ___. (a) very little (b) dirty (c) salty (d) more than enough
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) cancel (b) shout (c) invite (d) phone
- 10.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
- 11.Which word is a noun? (a) succeed (b) successfully (c) success (d) successful
- 12.Which word means “without end”? (a) endings (b) ending (c) ended (d) endless
- 13.Which word is an adjective? (a) creation (b) create (c) creative (d) creatively
- 14.Which spelling is correct? (a) beggining (b) beginnig (c) beginning (d) begining
- 15.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
- 16.Complete the idiom: That shop sells sweets that cost an arm and a ___. (a) nose (b) leg (c) hand (d) foot
- 17.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
- 19.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 20.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) thin (c) quick (d) sad
- 21.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) ships (c) cows (d) sticks
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
- 23.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
- 24.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
- 25.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
- 26.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) unhappy (b) quick (c) tall (d) rich
- 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
- 28.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) early (b) modern (c) rich (d) humble
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
- 31.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very thick (c) very hot (d) very salty
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
- 33.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) hen (c) frog (d) deer
- 34.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) easy (b) sweet (c) hard (d) early
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) transparent (c) honest (d) early
- 36.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 37.Which spelling is correct? (a) comittee (b) committee (c) commitee (d) committe
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
- 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
- 40.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protect (b) protective (c) protection (d) protectively
Answer key
- pleasantly warm
- blue
- refuse
- bed
- explode
- edible
- brush
- more than enough
- cancel
- waiter
- success
- endless
- creative
- beginning
- by
- leg
- aviary
- lose
- not respect
- big
- singers
- pull
- -ness
- optimist
- telephone
- unhappy
- test
- won
- humble
- rough – smooth
- very hot
- far
- deer
- hard
- transparent
- some
- committee
- quick – fast
- ill – sick
- protection
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