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.Complete the idiom: We are all in the same ___, so let us help each other. (a) car (b) house (c) bus (d) boat
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) float (d) blame
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – break (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
- 4.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliamant (b) parliment (c) parliament (d) parlament
- 5.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) brand new (b) very clean (c) very tall (d) falling apart
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
- 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 8.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiest (b) happiness (c) happily (d) happier
- 9.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very hot (b) very cold (c) very fresh (d) very wet
- 10.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) question (c) entrance (d) journey
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) swarm (c) flock (d) herd
- 15.The empty house looked eerie at night, with creaking doors. “Eerie” means ___. (a) very clean (b) strange and scary (c) bright and cheerful (d) very warm
- 16.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
- 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) fleet (c) colony (d) herd
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
- 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) for (b) off (c) after (d) up
- 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
- 22.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasively (b) persuasive (c) persuade (d) persuasion
- 23.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protectively (b) protect (c) protection (d) protective
- 24.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
- 25.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very hungry (b) very tired (c) very angry (d) very happy
- 26.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) farmer (b) photographer (c) barber (d) tailor
- 27.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -less
- 28.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
- 29.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
- 30.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painting (b) painted (c) painter (d) paints
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) foal
- 32.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) pets are fighting (b) animals are falling (c) raining very heavily (d) a light shower
- 33.The cheetah is a ferocious hunter that chases its prey at great speed. “Ferocious” means ___. (a) tiny (b) gentle (c) fierce and wild (d) lazy
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
- 35.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) hair (b) arm (c) leg (d) ear
- 36.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) nine (b) seven (c) five (d) ten
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
- 38.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) vegitable (c) address (d) grammar
- 39.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) invite (b) phone (c) shout (d) cancel
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
Answer key
- boat
- blame
- mend – repair
- parliament
- falling apart
- dark
- behave wrongly
- happily
- very cold
- altar
- cub
- entrance
- re-
- team
- strange and scary
- princess
- It's
- colony
- early
- for
- breathe
- persuasively
- protection
- nose
- very happy
- photographer
- -less
- piece
- -er
- painter
- puppy
- raining very heavily
- fierce and wild
- live
- leg
- nine
- begin – start
- vegitable
- cancel
- not clear
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