Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
- 3.The clown was so hilarious that the whole audience laughed. “Hilarious” means ___. (a) very sad (b) very scary (c) very tall (d) very funny
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
- 5.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) rest outside (b) fall down (c) not take a side (d) fix a fence
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
- 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
- 8.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) expert (d) veteran
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beginning (b) definitely (c) library (d) immediatly
- 10.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helpfully (c) helper (d) helpful
- 11.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
- 13.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
- 14.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) dog (d) hen
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 17.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) schedule (b) Wednesday (c) knowledge (d) embarass
- 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) off (b) on (c) up (d) after
- 19.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
- 20.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoping (c) hopeless (d) hoped
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
- 22.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
- 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) herd (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) swarm
- 24.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
- 25.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) shout (d) win
- 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) across (b) off (c) in (d) after
- 28.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 29.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
- 31.Which word is an adjective? (a) attraction (b) attract (c) attractive (d) attractively
- 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
- 33.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 34.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
- 36.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 37.Complete the analogy: Ear is to hear as nose is to ___. (a) see (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
- 39.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) exciting (b) very funny (c) very short (d) dull and gloomy
- 40.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) laziness (c) lazness (d) lazyness
Answer key
- their
- arrive – depart
- very funny
- slow
- not take a side
- soft
- patriot
- beginner
- immediatly
- helper
- its
- last
- dentist
- sheep
- ill – sick
- pre-
- embarass
- on
- -less
- hopeless
- cold
- there
- herd
- sail
- night
- lend
- in
- not obey
- stare
- scared – afraid
- attractive
- right away
- refill
- tell again
- knight
- hare
- smell
- short
- dull and gloomy
- laziness
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