Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Run is to ran as swim is to ___. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swum (d) swimming
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
- 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) in (b) off (c) out (d) up
- 4.Which word is a verb? (a) dangerous (b) danger (c) dangerously (d) endanger
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
- 6.Which word is an adverb? (a) destruction (b) destructive (c) destructively (d) destroy
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) cow
- 9.The gigantic whale was longer than our school bus. “Gigantic” means ___. (a) tiny (b) noisy (c) huge (d) slow
- 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) to (b) at (c) for (d) on
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kitten
- 12.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farmland (c) farming (d) farmer
- 13.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) lions (d) bees
- 14.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) snow (b) autumn (c) summer (d) night
- 15.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
- 16.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) leaf (c) sand (d) cloud
- 17.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 18.Which spelling is correct? (a) Wednsday (b) Wensday (c) Wedensday (d) Wednesday
- 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) come – go
- 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) cub (d) foal
- 23.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) actress
- 24.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
- 25.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a rain shower (b) a big wave (c) a sea journey (d) a very small amount
- 26.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) mare (c) tigress (d) hen
- 27.Which word is a verb? (a) admire (b) admirable (c) admirably (d) admiration
- 28.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 29.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) depart
- 30.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a dearly loved person (b) a red fruit (c) an eye problem (d) a greedy person
- 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) answer (c) journey (d) failure
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) enough (d) about
- 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) duckling (d) kitten
- 35.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) uncle (c) prince (d) bull
- 36.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
- 38.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) swan (c) cat (d) horse
- 39.Which spelling is correct? (a) embarass (b) embaress (c) embarras (d) embarrass
- 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) polite (b) late (c) sharp (d) ancient
Answer key
- swam
- scared – afraid
- out
- endanger
- heavy
- destructively
- mis-
- mare
- huge
- to
- calf
- farmer
- ships
- summer
- cat
- stone
- there
- Wednesday
- except
- slow
- mend – repair
- cub
- hostess
- meat
- a very small amount
- tigress
- admire
- sum
- depart
- a dearly loved person
- century
- failure
- before
- duckling
- emperor
- bare
- brave – cowardly
- swan
- embarrass
- sharp
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