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.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 2.Complete the analogy: Cub is to lion as kitten is to ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – wealthy (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
- 4.Which word is an adjective? (a) attract (b) attractive (c) attractively (d) attraction
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
- 6.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadness (b) sadder (c) sadly (d) sadden
- 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 8.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) loud (b) damp (c) dry (d) hot
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) start working (c) build up (d) stop working
- 12.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 13.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) cows
- 14.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
- 15.Be cautious while crossing the busy road. “Cautious” means ___. (a) fast (b) careless (c) noisy (d) careful
- 16.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) cat (d) dog
- 17.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) lazy (b) sleepy (c) curious (d) angry
- 18.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
- 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) February (b) Febrary (c) Febuary (d) Feburary
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) help (b) share (c) boast (d) hide
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) refuse (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) whisper
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) disappear (b) noticeable (c) rhythm (d) parliment
- 26.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) ship (b) court (c) farm (d) school
- 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
- 28.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) leg (b) ear (c) arm (d) hair
- 29.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) eyes (b) feet (c) hands (d) ears
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) herd (b) string (c) pride (d) flock
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) swarm (b) flock (c) pride (d) range
- 32.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) quiet (c) kind (d) giant
- 33.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
- 34.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
- 35.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
- 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
- 37.Rohan was perplexed by the strange message and read it five times. “Perplexed” means ___. (a) pleased (b) sleepy (c) angry (d) puzzled
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) cruel (c) wide (d) lazy
- 40.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) slow and heavy (b) noisy (c) sleepy (d) quick and light
Answer key
- stair
- cat
- rich – wealthy
- attractive
- victory – defeat
- sadly
- -ly
- damp
- unfair
- quiet
- stop working
- misjudge
- cows
- coarse
- careful
- sheep
- curious
- hear
- autobiography
- February
- boast
- refuse
- float – sink
- pre-
- parliment
- ship
- cub
- leg
- ears
- string
- range
- giant
- bank
- write
- pair
- envelop
- puzzled
- short
- cruel
- quick and light
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