Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) camels (c) keys (d) ships
- 2.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
- 5.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) loud (b) lazy (c) kind (d) busy
- 6.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) government (b) tomorrow (c) excellant (d) separate
- 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) up (b) across (c) in (d) after
- 8.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) therefore
- 9.Dev is very frugal; he saves money and never wastes it. “Frugal” means ___. (a) very lazy (b) very rich (c) careful with money (d) very generous
- 10.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) descriptive (b) descriptively (c) description (d) describe
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 12.Complete the analogy: Book is to library as money is to ___. (a) school (b) park (c) bank (d) garden
- 13.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) horse (d) swan
- 14.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) unwilling (b) quick (c) proud (d) excited
- 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) buy (d) live
- 16.Which word is an adverb? (a) admirably (b) admiration (c) admire (d) admirable
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) stop working (c) go downstairs (d) start working
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
- 20.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 21.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) husband (b) brother (c) uncle (d) nephew
- 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
- 23.The tiny ant carried a load that was colossal compared to its body. “Colossal” means ___. (a) light (b) huge (c) tiny (d) soft
- 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) bunch (b) army (c) swarm (d) flock
- 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) live (d) help
- 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
- 27.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindness (b) kindest (c) kinder (d) kindly
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) old – new
- 29.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) phone (d) bike
- 31.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
- 32.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
- 33.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunciasion (b) pronounciation (c) pronunciation (d) pronunsiation
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) class
- 36.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
- 37.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) wolves (d) ships
- 38.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
- 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
- 40.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) glass (b) bucket (c) bottle (d) teacup
Answer key
- camels
- breath
- ancient – modern
- empty
- kind
- excellant
- in
- therefore
- careful with money
- describe
- pre-
- bank
- swan
- unwilling
- end
- admirably
- stop working
- weak
- young
- aunt
- brother
- apiary
- huge
- army
- think about
- volunteer
- kindness
- scared – afraid
- road
- doctor
- imminent
- frequently
- conclude
- pronunciation
- class
- zoologist
- wolves
- eyewitness
- were
- teacup
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