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.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
- 2.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
- 4.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sky (b) sun (c) sea (d) moon
- 5.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
- 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
- 8.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
- 9.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) naughty (c) polite (d) sleepy
- 10.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) musicians
- 11.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) expecially (b) noticeable (c) library (d) accommodation
- 12.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazness (b) lazines (c) lazyness (d) laziness
- 13.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidiness (b) tidness (c) tidines (d) tidyness
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) throw (b) lift (c) drop (d) push
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
- 16.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
- 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
- 18.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaker (b) weakness (c) weakly (d) weaken
- 19.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
- 20.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
- 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
- 23.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
- 24.Complete the analogy: Ruler is to length as weighing scale is to ___. (a) weight (b) speed (c) time (d) heat
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) old – new
- 26.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) under (c) beside (d) behind
- 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
- 28.Complete the analogy: Child is to children as mouse is to ___. (a) rats (b) mouse (c) mice (d) cheese
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) journey (c) victory (d) question
- 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
- 31.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 32.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
- 34.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) very short (b) grand and rich (c) simple and plain (d) very sad
- 35.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuade
- 36.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) easy (b) dangerous (c) flat (d) safe
- 37.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) grapes (d) wolves
- 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
- 39.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 40.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) the top of a hill (b) a melting ice block (c) only a small part (d) a cold place
Answer key
- hen
- -ly
- borrow – lend
- moon
- bilingual
- preheat
- lucky
- lead
- naughty
- musicians
- expecially
- laziness
- tidiness
- lift
- slow
- astronomer
- impossible
- weakness
- agenda
- fill again
- sit
- dying
- here
- weight
- shy – timid
- under
- cub
- mice
- question
- biology
- -less
- nose
- brave – cowardly
- grand and rich
- persuade
- dangerous
- wolves
- then
- knew
- only a small part
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