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 crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) sailors (c) lions (d) cows
- 2.Complete the analogy: Run is to ran as swim is to ___. (a) swims (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
- 3.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a secret prayer (b) a fancy dress (c) a sad goodbye (d) good luck that looks bad
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
- 5.Choose the right form: She is a ___ doctor in Pune. (a) success (b) succeed (c) successful (d) successfully
- 6.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
- 7.Complete the idiom: Shouting at him will only add fuel to the ___. (a) fire (b) lamp (c) car (d) stove
- 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
- 10.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) at midnight (b) very quickly (c) every night (d) very rarely
- 11.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) selfish (b) rich (c) kind (d) giving
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) journey (c) roof (d) question
- 13.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) host (c) waiter (d) hero
- 14.Which word is a noun? (a) attraction (b) attractive (c) attractively (d) attract
- 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 16.Which spelling is correct? (a) address (b) adres (c) addres (d) adress
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) fleet (b) flock (c) herd (d) bunch
- 18.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) sleep (b) continue (c) stop (d) leave
- 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
- 20.What does the idiom “bite the bullet” mean? (a) bravely do a hard thing (b) break a tooth (c) get angry (d) eat something hard
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) pride (c) herd (d) flock
- 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) fleet (c) brood (d) swarm
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
- 24.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) exciting (b) very funny (c) very short (d) dull and gloomy
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
- 26.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cow (d) cat
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
- 28.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
- 29.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) frog (d) hen
- 30.Which spelling is correct? (a) envirnment (b) environmant (c) enviroment (d) environment
- 31.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitifull (c) pitiful (d) pityful
- 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 33.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) succeed (b) successfully (c) successful (d) success
- 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
- 35.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) dry (b) warm (c) quick (d) cold
- 36.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) wait for (b) find by chance (c) search for (d) take care of
- 37.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) come – go
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) ask
Answer key
- sailors
- swam
- good luck that looks bad
- begin – start
- successful
- atlas
- fire
- float – sink
- include – exclude
- very rarely
- selfish
- loss
- waiter
- attraction
- heat before
- address
- fleet
- continue
- altar
- bravely do a hard thing
- string
- brood
- boss
- dull and gloomy
- weak
- goat
- rich – wealthy
- actress
- cow
- environment
- pitiful
- use wrongly
- succeed
- borrow – lend
- cold
- search for
- -ful
- mend – repair
- brave – cowardly
- ask
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