Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) argue (b) sit down (c) mean (d) wait
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
- 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
- 6.Complete the idiom: Aditya felt like a fish out of ___ at the new school. (a) sand (b) milk (c) air (d) water
- 7.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
- 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
- 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) rich (b) kind (c) giving (d) selfish
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) run indoors (b) meet by chance (c) avoid someone (d) race someone
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) pride (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) flock
- 15.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
- 17.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
- 18.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) saw (b) pen (c) spade (d) needle
- 19.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) empty of people (b) newly painted (c) very dirty (d) very crowded
- 20.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) follow a road (b) take later (c) run behind (d) look like a parent
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
- 22.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) cup (b) stone (c) stick (d) straw
- 23.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 24.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) cat
- 25.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) work late into the night (b) waste oil (c) light a lamp (d) cook at night
- 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
- 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) rude (c) brave (d) lazy
- 28.Which word is a verb? (a) inventive (b) inventively (c) invention (d) invent
- 29.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) queen (c) mare (d) tigress
- 30.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) lions (d) wolves
- 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) maximum (b) late (c) journey (d) ancient
- 32.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) stare angrily (b) agree fully (c) see clearly (d) look closely
- 33.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) slow and heavy (b) quick and light (c) noisy (d) sleepy
- 34.The students were jubilant when their team won the trophy. “Jubilant” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very tired (c) full of fear (d) full of joy
- 35.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 36.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
- 37.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
- 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
- 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
- 40.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
Answer key
- mean
- weak
- not kind
- carpenter
- inform
- water
- buy
- inedible
- out
- wonder
- mis-
- selfish
- meet by chance
- pride
- -ness
- accept
- hole
- pen
- empty of people
- look like a parent
- brave – cowardly
- straw
- eminent
- cow
- work late into the night
- empty
- brave
- invent
- lioness
- wolves
- maximum
- agree fully
- quick and light
- full of joy
- fair
- dog
- whole
- pull
- scared – afraid
- vegetarian
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