Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) keys (c) bees (d) cows
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
- 3.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) weight (b) speed (c) distance (d) time
- 4.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) very short (b) dull and gloomy (c) exciting (d) very funny
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – select (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – reject
- 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) before
- 7.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) poor (c) wealthy (d) busy
- 8.Complete the analogy: Paper is to tear as glass is to ___. (a) break (b) fold (c) bend (d) sew
- 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 10.Complete the analogy: Light is to dark as noise is to ___. (a) sound (b) silence (c) music (d) song
- 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
- 13.Which word is an adverb? (a) persuade (b) persuasive (c) persuasion (d) persuasively
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pod (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm
- 15.Complete the analogy: Bat is to cricket as racket is to ___. (a) football (b) kabaddi (c) hockey (d) tennis
- 16.What does the idiom “the last straw” mean? (a) the end of a drink (b) a small gift (c) a broken straw (d) the final problem
- 17.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
- 18.Complete the idiom: Our plan failed, so we were back to square ___. (a) ten (b) two (c) zero (d) one
- 19.Which word is a verb? (a) protective (b) protection (c) protectively (d) protect
- 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) pack (c) fleet (d) flock
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) polite (b) shallow (c) generous (d) ancient
- 23.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoper (b) shoppar (c) shopor (d) shopper
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) artificial (c) modern (d) generous
- 25.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
- 26.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) rich (d) kind
- 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) unspell
- 28.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) ship (b) plane (c) bus (d) train
- 29.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) school (b) ship (c) court (d) farm
- 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 31.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
- 32.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
- 33.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
- 34.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) noisy (b) sleepy (c) slow and heavy (d) quick and light
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – river
- 36.Complete the analogy: Duck is to quack as cow is to ___. (a) hiss (b) bark (c) roar (d) moo
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) profit (c) answer (d) window
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) early (c) rich (d) deep
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
Answer key
- whales
- rough – smooth
- time
- dull and gloomy
- choose – select
- before
- wealthy
- break
- across
- silence
- spectators
- young
- persuasively
- pod
- tennis
- the final problem
- sell
- one
- protect
- chick
- pack
- shallow
- shopper
- artificial
- loose
- rich
- misspell
- ship
- ship
- blue
- telephone
- led
- one
- quick and light
- gift – present
- moo
- profit
- hot
- deep
- start
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