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.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) thieves
- 2.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) feel sad (b) feel lucky (c) feel cold (d) turn blue
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
- 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) buy (c) live (d) need
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 6.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tidy up (b) tell the truth (c) invent a story (d) paint
- 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) down (b) off (c) up (d) in
- 8.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) go shopping (b) go to bed (c) pack a bag (d) punch a bag
- 9.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sky (b) moon (c) sea (d) sun
- 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
- 11.Choose the right form: The storm caused great ___ in the village. (a) destroy (b) destructively (c) destruction (d) destructive
- 12.Which word is a verb? (a) simply (b) simplicity (c) simplify (d) simple
- 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) live (d) help
- 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
- 15.The Thar Desert is arid; it hardly ever rains there. “Arid” means ___. (a) very wet (b) very green (c) very cold (d) very dry
- 16.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
- 17.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) ships (c) cows (d) keys
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
- 19.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
- 20.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
- 21.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
- 22.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) answer (c) ask (d) smile
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) humble (b) modern (c) rich (d) early
- 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
- 25.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) empty (c) right (d) late
- 26.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) dissapear (b) disapear (c) disappear (d) dissappear
- 28.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 30.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) huge (b) wide (c) little (d) tall
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) pride (b) litter (c) fleet (d) flock
- 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) give (d) live
- 33.Which word is a noun? (a) imaginative (b) imagine (c) imaginatively (d) imagination
- 34.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 35.Complete the analogy: Ruler is to length as weighing scale is to ___. (a) weight (b) speed (c) heat (d) time
- 36.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) bull (d) emperor
- 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
- 38.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) thin (b) rich (c) short (d) fat
- 39.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
- 40.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) previously (d) approximately
Answer key
- thieves
- feel sad
- slow
- talk
- un-
- invent a story
- off
- go to bed
- moon
- money
- destruction
- simplify
- ask
- tadpole
- very dry
- biography
- dancers
- generous – selfish
- -ness
- son
- coarse
- answer
- humble
- inaudible
- right
- here
- disappear
- formally
- build again
- little
- litter
- give
- imagination
- pre-
- weight
- emperor
- calf
- thin
- stadium
- however
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