Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at 11 o'clock (b) very early (c) at the last moment (d) every hour
- 2.Complete the idiom: We are all in the same ___, so let us help each other. (a) house (b) car (c) bus (d) boat
- 3.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
- 4.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) house (b) garden (c) bush (d) tree
- 5.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a secret prayer (b) a fancy dress (c) good luck that looks bad (d) a sad goodbye
- 6.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) giant (c) quiet (d) kind
- 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
- 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
- 9.The patient’s condition was critical, so the doctors acted fast. “Critical” means ___. (a) very serious (b) very simple (c) very funny (d) very good
- 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
- 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) down
- 14.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) pen (b) stethoscope (c) saw (d) brush
- 15.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) son (d) uncle
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) float (d) blame
- 17.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) kangaroo
- 18.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
- 19.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) beans (b) rice (c) milk (d) tea
- 20.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
- 21.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
- 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
- 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) joey (c) cub (d) chick
- 25.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) stop (b) continue (c) carry a bag (d) lift up
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
- 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
- 28.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) especially (b) disappear (c) separete (d) definitely
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) question (d) villain
- 30.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
- 31.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
- 32.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) empty (c) angry (d) quick
- 33.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
- 37.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) rude (b) smart (c) lazy (d) tired
- 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
- 39.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
Answer key
- at the last moment
- boat
- device
- bush
- good luck that looks bad
- giant
- weight
- wise – foolish
- very serious
- two
- principal
- shout – yell
- down
- saw
- husband
- blame
- kangaroo
- later
- beans
- dentist
- history
- uncommon
- heavy
- joey
- continue
- small
- dictionary
- separete
- villain
- library
- were
- large
- breath
- up
- full
- weak
- smart
- complimented
- check again
- choose – select
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