Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) red (b) pink (c) blue (d) green
- 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) tell (d) buy
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
- 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) after (b) out (c) up (d) off
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
- 8.Complete the analogy: Pilot is to plane as driver is to ___. (a) horse (b) ship (c) kite (d) car
- 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
- 10.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
- 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
- 13.Which word is a verb? (a) imagination (b) imaginatively (c) imagine (d) imaginative
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) flight (c) pride (d) herd
- 16.Which word is an adverb? (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuade
- 17.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separete (b) library (c) noticeable (d) guarantee
- 18.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) wet (b) soft (c) quiet (d) hot
- 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
- 20.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
- 21.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) excellent (b) govenment (c) beginning (d) temperature
- 22.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
- 23.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) empress (b) duchess (c) princess (d) queen
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
- 25.Be cautious while crossing the busy road. “Cautious” means ___. (a) fast (b) noisy (c) careful (d) careless
- 26.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
- 27.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) guarantee (b) pronunciation (c) foriegn (d) temperature
- 28.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 29.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 30.Complete the analogy: Boat is to water as aeroplane is to ___. (a) track (b) sand (c) air (d) road
- 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
- 32.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 33.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darken (d) darkness
- 34.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
- 35.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) endanger (b) dangerously (c) danger (d) dangerous
- 36.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) ships (c) keys (d) grapes
- 37.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) find by chance (b) wait for (c) take care of (d) search for
- 38.The baby’s cries were incessant; she did not stop for an hour. “Incessant” means ___. (a) short (b) soft (c) happy (d) non-stop
- 39.Which word is a noun? (a) danger (b) dangerously (c) dangerous (d) endanger
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) before
Answer key
- un-
- blue
- give
- big – large
- start
- after
- happy
- car
- calf
- commence
- herd
- include – exclude
- imagine
- borrow – lend
- flight
- persuasively
- separete
- hot
- altar
- assist
- govenment
- son
- empress
- brave – cowardly
- careful
- illegal
- foriegn
- not honest
- adopt
- air
- be
- preview
- darkness
- -ful
- endanger
- people
- search for
- non-stop
- danger
- before
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