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 word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 2.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) free a pet (b) go shopping (c) tell a lie (d) tell a secret
- 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) team (c) swarm (d) flock
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 5.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 6.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) funds (d) error
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) profit (c) window (d) answer
- 8.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
- 9.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) brother (d) uncle
- 10.Which word is a verb? (a) purely (b) pure (c) purify (d) purity
- 11.Which spelling is correct? (a) rhythem (b) rhythm (c) rythm (d) rhytm
- 12.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) damp (d) loud
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
- 14.Which spelling is correct? (a) garantee (b) guarantee (c) guarante (d) guarentee
- 15.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 16.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) polite (d) ancient
- 18.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
- 19.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) ships (d) bees
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 21.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very tired (c) very proud (d) very excited
- 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
- 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) foal (c) calf (d) kitten
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) cold – hot
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
- 27.Meera’s room was immaculate; there was not a speck of dust anywhere. “Immaculate” means ___. (a) very messy (b) very dark (c) spotlessly clean (d) very small
- 28.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) wealthy (b) tall (c) kind (d) poor
- 29.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) owlet (d) kid
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) committee (b) environmant (c) rhythm (d) foreign
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
- 34.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 35.What does the idiom “out of the blue” mean? (a) from the sky (b) suddenly, unexpectedly (c) from the sea (d) very sad
- 36.Complete the analogy: Shoe is to foot as hat is to ___. (a) hand (b) head (c) foot (d) knee
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
- 38.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) soldiers (b) ships (c) keys (d) grapes
- 39.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
- 40.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
Answer key
- unclear
- tell a secret
- team
- shout – yell
- sum
- funds
- profit
- whole
- uncle
- purify
- rhythm
- damp
- scared – afraid
- guarantee
- adopt
- flew
- present
- discontinue
- cows
- unkind
- very tired
- apiary
- quick – fast
- puppy
- cold – chilly
- light
- spotlessly clean
- poor
- breathe
- need
- owlet
- environmant
- soft
- misunderstand
- suddenly, unexpectedly
- head
- rich – wealthy
- soldiers
- past
- week
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