Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
- 2.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) lift up (b) carry a bag (c) stop (d) continue
- 3.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) bottle (b) glass (c) teacup (d) bucket
- 4.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very small (b) very new (c) very tall (d) very old
- 5.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) aunt (d) daughter
- 6.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) bees (c) camels (d) ships
- 7.Which word is a noun? (a) protective (b) protect (c) protectively (d) protection
- 8.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) very quickly (b) very rarely (c) at midnight (d) every night
- 9.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kinder (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kindest
- 10.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) duck
- 11.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) singers (c) sticks (d) ships
- 12.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudest (b) loudly (c) loudness (d) louder
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) down (b) off (c) up (d) in
- 14.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpfull (c) helpfol (d) helpful
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 16.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) disread (d) unread
- 17.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farming (b) farmland (c) farmed (d) farmer
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) herd (c) clutch (d) fleet
- 19.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) Wednesday (c) buisness (d) privilege
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) day – night (d) push – pull
- 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) puppy (d) calf
- 22.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) prehear
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) about (d) enough
- 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
- 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) across (b) off (c) in (d) after
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
- 27.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) an eye problem (b) a red fruit (c) a greedy person (d) a dearly loved person
- 28.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) quick (c) fresh (d) rich
- 29.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) window (c) hero (d) journey
- 31.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
- 32.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) happy (c) quick (d) angry
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) help (b) hide (c) share (d) boast
- 34.Complete the analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to ___. (a) salty (b) bitter (c) sour (d) spicy
- 35.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
- 36.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
- 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 38.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) paper (b) lamp (c) oil (d) candle
- 39.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) princess (d) hostess
- 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) gaggle
Answer key
- -less
- continue
- teacup
- very old
- aunt
- camels
- protection
- very rarely
- kindly
- duck
- puppies
- loudly
- off
- helpful
- pre-
- misread
- farmer
- clutch
- buisness
- friend – pal
- kitten
- mishear
- before
- rise
- in
- shout – yell
- a dearly loved person
- weary
- sum
- hero
- inform
- happy
- boast
- sour
- write
- impossible
- not allow
- oil
- heroine
- gaggle
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