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 spelling is correct? (a) especially (b) espescially (c) expecially (d) especialy
- 2.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
- 3.Complete the idiom: Rohan was over the ___ when he won the prize. (a) stars (b) hill (c) sun (d) moon
- 4.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
- 5.Complete the analogy: Ruler is to length as weighing scale is to ___. (a) weight (b) heat (c) time (d) speed
- 6.What does the idiom “the last straw” mean? (a) the end of a drink (b) the final problem (c) a small gift (d) a broken straw
- 7.Which word is a verb? (a) imaginative (b) imagination (c) imaginatively (d) imagine
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
- 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) colony (c) fleet (d) herd
- 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) across
- 12.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) grammar (b) definitely (c) address (d) governmant
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) fall down (b) get angry (c) go downstairs (d) become quiet and relaxed
- 14.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) early (b) polite (c) brave (d) selfish
- 16.Complete the analogy: Bread is to baker as shoes are to ___. (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) farmer (d) tailor
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) saparate (b) separete (c) seperate (d) separate
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
- 19.Choose the right form: Do not play near the railway track; it is ___. (a) danger (b) dangerously (c) endanger (d) dangerous
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) charecter (b) character (c) caracter (d) charactor
- 21.After the rain, the garden looked lush and green. “Lush” means ___. (a) very small (b) very dirty (c) dry and dead (d) thick and healthy
- 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) fleet (c) gang (d) litter
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
- 24.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) winning a game (b) going backwards (c) starting all over again (d) a new square shape
- 25.Complete the analogy: Week is to day as year is to ___. (a) era (b) century (c) month (d) decade
- 26.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
- 27.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 28.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 29.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decisive (b) decide (c) decisively (d) decision
- 30.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) stand up (b) give a gift (c) keep going (d) stop trying
- 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) herd (c) pride (d) fleet
- 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
- 34.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) horse (d) hen
- 35.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
- 36.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) environment (b) priviledge (c) beginning (d) definitely
- 37.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
- 38.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) rich (c) angry (d) afraid
- 39.The hikers were parched after the long climb and drank all their water. “Parched” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very thirsty (c) very proud (d) very sleepy
- 40.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
Answer key
- especially
- granary
- moon
- inedible
- weight
- the final problem
- imagine
- take
- borrow – lend
- colony
- across
- governmant
- become quiet and relaxed
- diary
- selfish
- cobbler
- separate
- float – sink
- dangerous
- character
- thick and healthy
- gang
- often
- starting all over again
- month
- fragile
- quite
- decide
- impossible
- stop trying
- swarm
- advise
- horse
- too
- priviledge
- -ly
- afraid
- very thirsty
- sea
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