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 is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) exclude (d) arrive
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) tadpole
- 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
- 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) refuse (d) borrow
- 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kid
- 6.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) arm (b) ear (c) hand (d) eye
- 7.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) friendly (b) tiny (c) hungry (d) stubborn
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) deep (b) early (c) rich (d) honest
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) calendar (b) libary (c) interrupt (d) committee
- 10.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) aviary (d) hospital
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
- 12.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) arm (b) leg (c) hair (d) ear
- 13.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) curious (d) lazy
- 14.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) camels (d) keys
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
- 16.Complete the analogy: Day is to week as month is to ___. (a) hour (b) year (c) second (d) minute
- 17.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
- 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
- 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) gosling (c) calf (d) cub
- 20.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ful
- 21.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckily (c) lukily (d) luckyly
- 22.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) starting all over again (b) a new square shape (c) going backwards (d) winning a game
- 23.Which word is a verb? (a) succeed (b) successful (c) success (d) successfully
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
- 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) colony (b) herd (c) pride (d) fleet
- 26.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) slow and heavy (b) quick and light (c) sleepy (d) noisy
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) swarm (c) army (d) bunch
- 28.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
- 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
- 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) noticeable (b) immediately (c) parliament (d) knoledge
- 33.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) cows (d) eggs
- 34.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
- 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 36.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beauty (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beautifully
- 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separete (b) mischievous (c) February (d) noticeable
- 38.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
- 39.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) very clean (b) brand new (c) very tall (d) falling apart
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
Answer key
- exclude
- tadpole
- hospital
- refuse
- lamb
- eye
- stubborn
- deep
- libary
- orphanage
- calf
- leg
- curious
- camels
- rich – wealthy
- year
- hole
- diary
- gosling
- -less
- luckily
- starting all over again
- succeed
- big
- colony
- quick and light
- army
- there
- re-
- mend – repair
- cold – chilly
- knoledge
- eggs
- devise
- no
- beautifully
- separete
- -er
- falling apart
- bottom
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