Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) many
- 2.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) spilt tea (b) a broken cup (c) bad weather (d) big fuss over little
- 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) joey
- 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
- 6.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) clever (b) angry (c) empty (d) slow
- 7.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) eaglet (c) kid (d) cub
- 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) off (b) after (c) in (d) across
- 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) stone – rock
- 12.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancer
- 16.Complete the analogy: Horse is to stable as dog is to ___. (a) nest (b) kennel (c) hive (d) den
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) choose – select
- 18.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) in summer (b) every morning (c) very soon (d) never
- 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
- 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
- 22.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) ants (d) grapes
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
- 24.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
- 25.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) previous
- 26.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) choose (c) shout (d) start
- 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) success
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) hard – soft (d) light – dark
- 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
- 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
- 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 32.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
- 33.Complete the analogy: Morning is to breakfast as night is to ___. (a) lunch (b) tiffin (c) breakfast (d) dinner
- 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) schedule (b) shedule (c) schedual (d) scedule
- 37.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
- 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
Answer key
- many
- big fuss over little
- joey
- swarm
- cold – chilly
- clever
- reheat
- eaglet
- in
- heel
- stone – rock
- advice
- mend – repair
- mis-
- dancer
- kennel
- choose – select
- never
- your
- no
- buy
- ants
- cold
- site
- entire
- start
- success
- rich – wealthy
- biography
- desert
- formerly
- volunteer
- dinner
- misjudge
- big – large
- schedule
- here
- cheap – expensive
- light
- occupation
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