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.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) on (b) off (c) up (d) after
- 2.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
- 4.Complete the idiom: Kavya is the apple of her grandfather’s ___. (a) tree (b) heart (c) eye (d) hand
- 5.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
- 6.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) dog (d) cat
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
- 9.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
- 10.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 11.Which word means “without end”? (a) endless (b) ending (c) ended (d) endings
- 12.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
- 13.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
- 14.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) lions (c) bees (d) sticks
- 15.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) brother (d) son
- 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) swarm (b) gaggle (c) fleet (d) bunch
- 18.Which word is a noun? (a) pure (b) purity (c) purify (d) purely
- 19.Which spelling is correct? (a) accomodation (b) accommadation (c) accommodation (d) acommodation
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) after (b) into (c) up (d) down
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
- 23.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) tell a lie (b) cook badly (c) waste food (d) tell a secret
- 24.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfol (b) helpfel (c) helpfull (d) helpful
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
- 26.Our new neighbour seems amiable; she smiles and greets everyone. “Amiable” means ___. (a) rude (b) sleepy (c) friendly (d) angry
- 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 28.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) companion
- 29.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) reject (c) sleep (d) select
- 30.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) especially (b) address (c) calander (d) temperature
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) herd (c) pride (d) swarm
- 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
- 33.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simple (b) simply (c) simplicity (d) simplify
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) acheeve (b) acheive (c) achive (d) achieve
- 35.What does the idiom “zip your lips” mean? (a) smile widely (b) eat quickly (c) close a bag (d) keep quiet
- 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
- 37.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) stubborn (b) friendly (c) tiny (d) hungry
- 38.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) get smaller (b) plant trees (c) become an adult (d) climb up
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
- 40.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) sky (b) river (c) sea (d) track
Answer key
- on
- site
- girl
- eye
- previously
- sheep
- un-
- brake
- tale
- too
- endless
- botanist
- purchase
- sticks
- nephew
- passed
- gaggle
- purity
- accommodation
- light
- after
- thin
- tell a secret
- helpful
- friend – pal
- friendly
- mishear
- companion
- select
- calander
- swarm
- pilot
- simply
- achieve
- keep quiet
- orchard
- stubborn
- become an adult
- hot
- track
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