Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) parliment (b) pronunciation (c) knowledge (d) conscience
- 2.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
- 4.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very hot (b) very thick (c) very salty (d) very cold
- 5.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) majority (d) journey
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 8.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
- 9.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 10.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
- 11.Which spelling is correct? (a) acheive (b) acheeve (c) achieve (d) achive
- 12.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) bride (c) aunt (d) queen
- 13.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
- 14.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 15.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) daughter (d) aunt
- 16.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
- 18.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) additionally
- 19.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
- 20.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
- 21.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) mistake (d) money
- 24.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) cry (d) crawl
- 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
- 26.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) grandmother (d) aunt
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stand up (b) go to bed (c) dream (d) stop sleeping
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) schedule (b) shedule (c) scedule (d) schedual
- 30.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very hot (b) very wet (c) very fresh (d) very cold
- 31.The tiny ant carried a load that was colossal compared to its body. “Colossal” means ___. (a) tiny (b) soft (c) light (d) huge
- 32.Which spelling is correct? (a) excellent (b) exellent (c) excellant (d) excelent
- 33.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) very mild (b) very pleasant (c) very cool (d) too much to stand
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) superior (c) modern (d) honest
- 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
- 37.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) wait eagerly for (b) forget about (c) be afraid of (d) look straight ahead
- 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) increase (d) arrive
- 40.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) giant (b) kind (c) tiny (d) quiet
Answer key
- parliment
- bare
- late
- very hot
- millennium
- majority
- mis-
- sow
- recheck
- break
- achieve
- bride
- florist
- their
- aunt
- dishonest
- affect
- additionally
- pear
- course
- spell wrongly
- quick – fast
- mistake
- leap
- It's
- grandmother
- stop sleeping
- rich – wealthy
- schedule
- very cold
- huge
- excellent
- too much to stand
- friend – pal
- superior
- personal
- wait eagerly for
- swarm
- increase
- giant
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