Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 439 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) tree (b) house (c) garden (d) bush
2. 2.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) bread (b) chalk (c) cake (d) paper
3. 3.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
4. 4.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) cows (d) stairs
5. 5.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
7. 7.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
9. 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) librery (b) library (c) libary (d) liberary
10. 10.Complete the analogy: Pupil is to school as patient is to ___. (a) temple (b) hospital (c) farm (d) bank
11. 11.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) dancers (d) ships
12. 12.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protective (b) protection (c) protectively (d) protect
13. 13.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very confident (b) very loud (c) very fast (d) unsure, holding back
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run very fast (b) run outside (c) have plenty (d) have none left
16. 16.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) aunt (d) daughter
17. 17.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) bees (c) whales (d) cows
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
22. 22.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) hand (b) ear (c) arm (d) eye
23. 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) acheeve (b) achive (c) achieve (d) acheive
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
26. 26.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a rain shower (b) a big wave (c) a sea journey (d) a very small amount
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
29. 29.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
30. 30.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) interupt (c) guarantee (d) parliament
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) range (b) swarm (c) pride (d) flock
32. 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) prewell
33. 33.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decisive (b) decide (c) decisively (d) decision
34. 34.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) a new square shape (b) winning a game (c) going backwards (d) starting all over again
35. 35.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) prince (c) bull (d) uncle
36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) meet by chance (b) avoid someone (c) run indoors (d) race someone
37. 37.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) close (c) clean (d) choose
38. 38.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) very mild (b) very cool (c) very pleasant (d) too much to stand
39. 39.Which word is an adjective? (a) danger (b) dangerously (c) endanger (d) dangerous
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small

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