Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 447 · 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.What does the idiom “bite the bullet” mean? (a) break a tooth (b) eat something hard (c) get angry (d) bravely do a hard thing
2. 2.Complete the analogy: Hungry is to eat as tired is to ___. (a) dance (b) run (c) shout (d) rest
3. 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
4. 4.What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg” mean? (a) need a doctor (b) hurt badly (c) be cheap (d) be very expensive
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – reach (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
7. 7.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) restaurant (b) tomorrow (c) calendar (d) garantee
8. 8.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) brave (b) ancient (c) honest (d) natural
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
13. 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunciation (b) pronounciation (c) pronunciasion (d) pronunsiation
14. 14.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) eat (c) sing (d) rush
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) flock
17. 17.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) cows (d) singers
18. 18.Which spelling is correct? (a) adress (b) address (c) addres (d) adres
19. 19.Grandma is very hospitable; she welcomes every guest with tea and snacks. “Hospitable” means ___. (a) very sick (b) unwelcoming (c) friendly to guests (d) very strict
20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
21. 21.Complete the idiom: The test was hard, but I had to bite the ___ and finish it. (a) apple (b) bullet (c) biscuit (d) pencil
22. 22.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) house (b) bush (c) garden (d) tree
23. 23.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happyly (b) happiely (c) happily (d) happly
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
27. 27.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) wool (b) silk (c) eggs (d) honey
28. 28.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
31. 31.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) journey (c) sunrise (d) window
33. 33.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
34. 34.Complete the analogy: Big is to bigger as small is to ___. (a) tiny (b) smallest (c) little (d) smaller
35. 35.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
36. 36.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) Wednesday (b) argument (c) receeve (d) height
37. 37.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) angry (c) quick (d) noisy
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy

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