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 “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) question (c) answer (d) failure
- 3.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) wolves (c) ships (d) grapes
- 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 5.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) plate (b) book (c) brush (d) spoon
- 6.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) bees (d) whales
- 7.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
- 8.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator
- 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
- 10.Complete the analogy: King is to queen as prince is to ___. (a) princess (b) king (c) aunt (d) duchess
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 12.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) enjoy a song (b) accept the punishment (c) dance well (d) sing on stage
- 13.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeless (b) homeward (c) homework (d) homely
- 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) private (c) modern (d) honest
- 16.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) raining very heavily (b) a light shower (c) pets are fighting (d) animals are falling
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) day – night
- 18.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) noticeable (b) guarantee (c) independent (d) belive
- 19.Complete the analogy: Water is to thirst as food is to ___. (a) cold (b) fear (c) hunger (d) sleep
- 20.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) warm (d) quick
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look later (b) look behind (c) search for (d) take care of
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
- 25.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) actor (d) host
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) in (b) down (c) off (d) up
- 28.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) grammar (b) gramar (c) grammer (d) grammmar
- 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) submit (b) hold (c) lose (d) keep
- 32.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
- 33.Complete the analogy: Light is to dark as noise is to ___. (a) song (b) music (c) silence (d) sound
- 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
- 35.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
- 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
- 37.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) purchase (d) require
- 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: The rich man gave ___ all his money to the poor. (a) after (b) away (c) off (d) across
- 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) out (b) in (c) after (d) up
Answer key
- not equal
- failure
- wolves
- write again
- brush
- whales
- refrigerator
- accept
- princess
- slow
- accept the punishment
- homeless
- spectators
- private
- raining very heavily
- friend – pal
- belive
- hunger
- cold
- take care of
- pre-
- borrow – lend
- arrive – depart
- waiter
- dis-
- up
- our
- grammar
- pharmacist
- submit
- bee
- silence
- ambidextrous
- dictionary
- hot
- respond
- away
- borrow
- out
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