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.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
- 2.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
- 3.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very loud (b) very fast (c) unsure, holding back (d) very confident
- 4.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) at midnight (b) very rarely (c) every night (d) very quickly
- 5.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ly
- 6.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) inventive (b) invent (c) inventively (d) invention
- 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
- 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) carry upstairs (b) forget a child (c) raise a child (d) punish
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stop sleeping (b) dream (c) stand up (d) go to bed
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
- 12.Which word is a verb? (a) protection (b) protect (c) protective (d) protectively
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
- 14.Complete the analogy: Butter is to milk as paper is to ___. (a) iron (b) plastic (c) wood (d) glass
- 15.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
- 16.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) long and boring (b) very exciting (c) very loud (d) short and funny
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 18.Be cautious while crossing the busy road. “Cautious” means ___. (a) fast (b) careful (c) careless (d) noisy
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 20.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) cat (d) swan
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
- 22.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) very tall (b) very clean (c) falling apart (d) brand new
- 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
- 24.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
- 26.The empty house looked eerie at night, with creaking doors. “Eerie” means ___. (a) strange and scary (b) very warm (c) bright and cheerful (d) very clean
- 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
- 28.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
- 31.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) dangerous (b) danger (c) dangerously (d) endanger
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 33.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
- 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) flock (c) string (d) herd
- 35.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 37.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) lose hearing (b) whisper softly (c) listen carefully (d) refuse to listen
- 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
- 39.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decision (b) decisive (c) decide (d) decisively
- 40.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) reside (d) conclude
Answer key
- pedestrian
- -ful
- unsure, holding back
- very rarely
- -er
- invention
- money
- illegible
- raise a child
- stop sleeping
- ill – sick
- protect
- girl
- wood
- -ly
- long and boring
- lead wrongly
- careful
- mis-
- swan
- young
- falling apart
- up
- fair
- -ness
- strange and scary
- far
- cobbler
- clutch
- live
- endanger
- dis-
- telephone
- string
- hen
- shout – yell
- refuse to listen
- impossible
- decide
- consider
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