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 “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 2.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dancer
- 3.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
- 4.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) fresh (d) weary
- 5.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go out (c) break a light (d) make a light go on
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
- 7.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
- 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
- 10.The children were rowdy on the bus, shouting and jumping on the seats. “Rowdy” means ___. (a) noisy and rough (b) sleepy (c) sad (d) quiet and polite
- 11.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
- 12.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) deer (c) duck (d) frog
- 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
- 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 15.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very hungry (b) very fierce (c) very playful (d) easily frightened
- 16.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) bride (c) aunt (d) queen
- 17.Complete the idiom: That shop sells sweets that cost an arm and a ___. (a) hand (b) foot (c) leg (d) nose
- 18.The baby was drowsy after her bath and soon fell asleep. “Drowsy” means ___. (a) angry (b) noisy (c) sleepy (d) hungry
- 19.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
- 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
- 21.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) too much to stand (b) very cool (c) very pleasant (d) very mild
- 22.Which word is a noun? (a) dangerously (b) endanger (c) dangerous (d) danger
- 23.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
- 24.The magic trick was baffling; nobody could explain how it was done. “Baffling” means ___. (a) very short (b) very confusing (c) very boring (d) very easy
- 25.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
- 26.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 27.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) difficult (b) wet (c) easy (d) kind
- 28.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) gentle and calm (b) wild (c) noisy (d) angry
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) absent (d) early
- 30.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very cheap (b) very sweet (c) very strong (d) very weak
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 33.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) very dirty (b) very crowded (c) newly painted (d) empty of people
- 34.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) stop (b) lift up (c) continue (d) carry a bag
- 35.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) horse (d) ram
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) school (b) bunch (c) pride (d) herd
- 38.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
- 39.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) exaggerate (b) calendar (c) tomorrow (d) beatiful
- 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
Answer key
- misunderstand
- dancer
- dairy
- weary
- make a light go out
- friend – pal
- audible
- include – exclude
- arrive – depart
- noisy and rough
- It's
- deer
- spectators
- stationery
- easily frightened
- bride
- leg
- sleepy
- flour
- inaudible
- too much to stand
- danger
- diary
- very confusing
- subsequently
- not honest
- difficult
- gentle and calm
- absent
- very strong
- weak
- un-
- empty of people
- continue
- ram
- float – sink
- school
- revisit
- beatiful
- complemented
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