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.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 2.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) monkeys (c) grapes (d) bees
- 3.The students were jubilant when their team won the trophy. “Jubilant” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very angry (c) full of fear (d) full of joy
- 4.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) travel (c) reply (d) sleep
- 5.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) sleep (b) return (c) escape (d) stay
- 6.Complete the idiom: It is raining cats and ___. (a) rats (b) cows (c) mice (d) dogs
- 7.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
- 8.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get angry (b) get lost (c) fight (d) be friendly
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
- 10.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
- 12.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 13.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) very early (b) at the last moment (c) every hour (d) at 11 o'clock
- 14.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) veterinarian
- 15.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) assist (d) inform
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
- 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
- 19.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) slowely (c) slowly (d) sloly
- 20.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) ships (c) keys (d) lions
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) down (b) up (c) across (d) after
- 22.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) ocean (b) glass (c) pond (d) river
- 23.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
- 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) bike (d) phone
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
- 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
- 27.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 28.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) pen (b) book (c) teacher (d) answer
- 29.The view from the hilltop was breathtaking; we stood and stared for ages. “Breathtaking” means ___. (a) amazingly beautiful (b) very dull (c) very dangerous (d) very ugly
- 30.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) prince (c) bull (d) uncle
- 31.Which word is a noun? (a) admire (b) admiration (c) admirably (d) admirable
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separete (b) definitely (c) pronunciation (d) immediately
- 33.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) on (c) at (d) to
- 35.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) kind (b) poor (c) rich (d) tall
- 36.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) milk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) silk
- 37.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) ram (c) bull (d) lion
- 38.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) calf (d) kitten
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
- 40.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) in short supply (b) very cold (c) easy to find (d) very clean
Answer key
- not respect
- monkeys
- full of joy
- reply
- escape
- dogs
- polyglot
- be friendly
- empty
- hear wrongly
- deep – shallow
- adopt
- at the last moment
- veterinarian
- receive
- rich
- moral
- brave – cowardly
- slowly
- sheep
- down
- ocean
- knight
- boss
- hard
- be
- unlucky
- answer
- amazingly beautiful
- emperor
- admiration
- separete
- unusual
- to
- rich
- honey
- ram
- calf
- wise – foolish
- in short supply
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