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 “in a careful way”? (a) careless (b) carefully (c) careful (d) carer
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
- 3.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) approximately
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) modern (d) permanent
- 6.What does the idiom “keep an eye on” mean? (a) close one eye (b) wear glasses (c) watch carefully (d) stare rudely
- 7.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) lions
- 8.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) lift up (b) continue (c) carry a bag (d) stop
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) race someone (b) run indoors (c) meet by chance (d) avoid someone
- 10.Which spelling is correct? (a) governmant (b) government (c) goverment (d) govenment
- 11.Which word is an adverb? (a) decisive (b) decision (c) decisively (d) decide
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) dream (b) stand up (c) go to bed (d) stop sleeping
- 13.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) worry about the past (b) cry loudly (c) be very hungry (d) waste milk
- 14.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teacher (c) teachor (d) teachere
- 15.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) bridegroom (d) king
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) look straight ahead (b) be afraid of (c) forget about (d) wait eagerly for
- 17.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyful (c) joyfully (d) enjoy
- 18.Complete the analogy: Mother is to daughter as father is to ___. (a) brother (b) son (c) uncle (d) nephew
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
- 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) laugh (c) depart (d) borrow
- 21.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very hungry (b) very happy (c) very tired (d) very angry
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
- 23.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very near (b) very busy (c) far away (d) very large
- 24.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
- 25.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 26.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) bride (c) queen (d) nun
- 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 28.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
- 29.Complete the idiom: After the argument, Zoya gave her brother the cold ___. (a) shoulder (b) foot (c) water (d) hand
- 30.Choose the right form: Close your eyes and ___ you are on the moon. (a) imaginative (b) imaginatively (c) imagination (d) imagine
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have plenty (b) run outside (c) run very fast (d) have none left
- 32.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) lend (c) sink (d) whisper
- 34.There was a brief power cut that lasted only a minute. “Brief” means ___. (a) dark (b) short (c) loud (d) long
- 35.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) environment (b) committee (c) conscience (d) disapear
- 36.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
- 37.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) upset (b) overjoyed (c) bored (d) sleepy
- 38.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindness (b) kindly (c) kindest (d) kinder
- 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
- 40.Which word is a noun? (a) beautifully (b) beauty (c) beautiful (d) beautify
Answer key
- carefully
- hot
- approximately
- re-
- permanent
- watch carefully
- ships
- continue
- meet by chance
- government
- decisively
- stop sleeping
- worry about the past
- teacher
- bridegroom
- wait eagerly for
- joyful
- son
- buy
- depart
- very happy
- stone – rock
- far away
- demonstrate
- unfair
- nun
- stationery
- immediately
- shoulder
- imagine
- have none left
- cloth
- praise
- short
- disapear
- precedes
- overjoyed
- kindness
- breath
- beauty
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