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 prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
- 3.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) stick (b) straw (c) stone (d) cup
- 4.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) finish (c) start (d) choose
- 5.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) completely wet (b) very cold (c) very tired (d) very late
- 6.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) stop (b) sleep (c) leave (d) continue
- 7.Complete the analogy: Big is to bigger as small is to ___. (a) little (b) smaller (c) smallest (d) tiny
- 8.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) mountains (d) ships
- 9.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
- 10.Complete the analogy: Day is to night as summer is to ___. (a) spring (b) winter (c) monsoon (d) sunny
- 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
- 12.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) keys (d) sheep
- 13.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) phone a friend (b) start a new day (c) name the day (d) stop working for now
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) early (c) kind (d) modern
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) foolish (b) polite (c) brave (d) ancient
- 17.Complete the analogy: Child is to children as mouse is to ___. (a) mouse (b) cheese (c) mice (d) rats
- 18.The Thar Desert is arid; it hardly ever rains there. “Arid” means ___. (a) very green (b) very wet (c) very cold (d) very dry
- 19.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) upset (b) bored (c) overjoyed (d) sleepy
- 20.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) pond (b) ocean (c) river (d) glass
- 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
- 22.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) goverment (b) interrupt (c) library (d) temperature
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) garantee (b) guarentee (c) guarante (d) guarantee
- 24.Which word is a verb? (a) difference (b) differently (c) different (d) differ
- 25.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) cook (b) look (c) crook (d) book
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) early (c) blunt (d) honest
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 29.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) waiter (d) actor
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
- 31.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
- 32.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) push (b) throw (c) drop (d) lift
- 33.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
- 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) knowledge (b) address (c) foreign (d) liberary
- 35.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) sour (b) juicy (c) hard (d) dry
- 36.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) off (b) across (c) up (d) after
- 38.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) submit (b) lose (c) keep (d) hold
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) off (b) after (c) down (d) up
Answer key
- dis-
- -less
- straw
- start
- completely wet
- continue
- smaller
- mountains
- plumber
- winter
- test
- lions
- stop working for now
- re-
- kind
- foolish
- mice
- very dry
- overjoyed
- ocean
- pull
- goverment
- guarantee
- differ
- crook
- blunt
- begin – start
- slow
- actor
- tell
- won
- lift
- daily
- liberary
- juicy
- piece
- up
- submit
- victory – defeat
- up
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