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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) cold – hot
- 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
- 4.Which word is an adverb? (a) simplify (b) simplicity (c) simply (d) simple
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) permanent (c) brave (d) honest
- 6.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
- 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) calf (d) puppy
- 8.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
- 9.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) strange (b) fresh (c) sweet (d) pleasant
- 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
- 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
- 12.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helper (c) helpless (d) helpful
- 13.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) belive (b) calendar (c) business (d) government
- 15.Complete the analogy: Eye is to see as ear is to ___. (a) touch (b) smell (c) hear (d) taste
- 16.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 17.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) rich (c) deep (d) honest
- 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) foal (d) cub
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
- 21.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) sister (d) aunt
- 22.Complete the idiom: Shouting at him will only add fuel to the ___. (a) car (b) stove (c) fire (d) lamp
- 23.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) overjoyed (b) upset (c) sleepy (d) bored
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) jump – leap
- 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) class (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 26.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
- 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) off (b) down (c) in (d) up
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
- 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) audible
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) be afraid of (b) look straight ahead (c) forget about (d) wait eagerly for
- 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 33.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
- 34.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 35.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
- 36.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
- 38.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) aviary
- 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 40.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imagine (b) imagination (c) imaginatively (d) imaginative
Answer key
- cold – chilly
- not honest
- orchard
- simply
- permanent
- optimist
- puppy
- occupation
- strange
- proceed
- omnivore
- helpless
- bare
- belive
- hear
- reheat
- sale
- deep
- foal
- sit
- mother
- fire
- overjoyed
- cheap – expensive
- class
- illegal
- wise – foolish
- up
- hot
- invisible
- wait eagerly for
- misspell
- steal
- knew
- pair
- new
- choose – select
- museum
- stair
- imagination
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