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.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
- 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
- 5.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) sky (b) sea (c) river (d) track
- 6.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 7.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beautiful (b) character (c) concience (d) embarrass
- 8.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) hand (b) leg (c) foot (d) head
- 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) troupe
- 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) off (b) down (c) up (d) after
- 11.The baby was drowsy after her bath and soon fell asleep. “Drowsy” means ___. (a) angry (b) hungry (c) sleepy (d) noisy
- 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
- 14.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) man (d) king
- 15.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) opaque (b) ancient (c) generous (d) polite
- 17.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 18.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happiest (c) happiness (d) happily
- 19.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
- 20.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) feeling warm (b) taking a bath (c) in trouble (d) very busy
- 21.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) scared (c) lazy (d) tired
- 22.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) smart (d) lazy
- 23.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) escape (c) sleep (d) return
- 25.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
- 26.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
- 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
- 29.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very hungry (b) very angry (c) very tired (d) very happy
- 30.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
- 31.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) close (c) smile (d) clean
- 32.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attraction (b) attractive (c) attractively (d) attract
- 33.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) up (b) off (c) on (d) away
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) generous – selfish
- 36.Choose the right form: My sister and I like ___ games. (a) differently (b) difference (c) differ (d) different
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
- 38.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
- 39.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) rooster (c) peacock (d) lion
- 40.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) red (b) brown (c) pink (d) blue
Answer key
- pessimist
- chick
- empty
- empty
- track
- steel
- concience
- hand
- troupe
- down
- sleepy
- dishonest
- borrow – lend
- man
- sow
- opaque
- use wrongly
- happily
- -ly
- in trouble
- scared
- smart
- won
- escape
- read
- week
- quick – fast
- loose
- very happy
- son
- close
- attraction
- optimist
- on
- generous – selfish
- different
- wise – foolish
- astronomer
- peacock
- blue
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