Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) avoid someone (b) run indoors (c) race someone (d) meet by chance
- 2.Complete the analogy: Judge is to court as actor is to ___. (a) field (b) stage (c) kitchen (d) farm
- 3.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) angry (c) hungry (d) rich
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
- 5.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
- 6.Which spelling is correct? (a) notisable (b) noticeble (c) noticeable (d) noticable
- 7.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) cry loudly (b) be very hungry (c) worry about the past (d) waste milk
- 8.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) vegetable (b) especially (c) government (d) concience
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 10.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowest (c) slowness (d) slowly
- 11.Complete the idiom: The test was hard, but I had to bite the ___ and finish it. (a) bullet (b) pencil (c) biscuit (d) apple
- 12.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) run (b) dig (c) crawl (d) fly
- 13.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautifull (c) beautful (d) beautiful
- 14.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) cat (d) dog
- 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) lose (b) discover (c) go outside (d) hide
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) postpone (b) wear (c) agree (d) arrive
- 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
- 19.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) foot (b) head (c) hand (d) leg
- 20.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 21.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms
- 22.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) apologise
- 23.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) cake (b) bread (c) chalk (d) paper
- 24.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happly (c) happiely (d) happyly
- 25.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) garden (b) house (c) bush (d) tree
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) concience (b) conscence (c) conscience (d) consience
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
- 28.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) geese (d) keys
- 29.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
- 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) polite (d) ancient
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
- 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
- 33.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) push – pull (d) day – night
- 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
- 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) buy (d) live
- 38.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
- 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) flight
- 40.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
Answer key
- meet by chance
- stage
- afraid
- go
- -less
- noticeable
- worry about the past
- concience
- prejudge
- slowly
- bullet
- fly
- beautiful
- sheep
- adapt
- discover
- postpone
- aquarium
- hand
- heat before
- homophones
- apologise
- cake
- happily
- bush
- conscience
- brave – cowardly
- geese
- assist
- present
- slow
- calf
- barber
- disrespect
- friend – pal
- test
- talk
- personal
- flight
- hospital
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