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.The baby’s cries were incessant; she did not stop for an hour. “Incessant” means ___. (a) happy (b) soft (c) short (d) non-stop
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) answer (c) hero (d) journey
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
- 5.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 6.Choose the right form: Kashmir is famous for its natural ___. (a) beautifully (b) beautiful (c) beauty (d) beautify
- 7.The clown was so hilarious that the whole audience laughed. “Hilarious” means ___. (a) very scary (b) very funny (c) very sad (d) very tall
- 8.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) clean (c) choose (d) close
- 9.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) ships (d) bees
- 10.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) fish (d) ships
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) clever – smart
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
- 13.Complete the analogy: Bat is to cricket as racket is to ___. (a) kabaddi (b) football (c) hockey (d) tennis
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
- 15.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) argument (b) temperature (c) beginnig (d) especially
- 17.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
- 18.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) pal (d) stranger
- 19.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) immediately
- 20.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
- 21.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) permit (d) reside
- 22.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
- 23.Her explanation was lucid, and everyone understood at once. “Lucid” means ___. (a) confusing (b) very long (c) clear and easy (d) very funny
- 24.Complete the analogy: Glove is to hand as sock is to ___. (a) head (b) arm (c) foot (d) neck
- 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 26.The cheetah is a ferocious hunter that chases its prey at great speed. “Ferocious” means ___. (a) fierce and wild (b) lazy (c) gentle (d) tiny
- 27.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) character (b) achieve (c) resturant (d) accommodation
- 28.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyful (b) joyfel (c) joiful (d) joyfull
- 29.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
- 30.The magic trick was baffling; nobody could explain how it was done. “Baffling” means ___. (a) very easy (b) very confusing (c) very boring (d) very short
- 31.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) foot (b) leg (c) hand (d) head
- 32.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) unbuild
- 33.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) tear books (b) throw books (c) study hard (d) buy books
- 34.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) laziness (c) lazyness (d) lazness
- 35.Complete the analogy: Bee is to buzz as snake is to ___. (a) moo (b) hiss (c) neigh (d) bark
- 36.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) hard (b) dry (c) sour (d) juicy
- 37.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) thin (c) fat (d) rich
- 38.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weakness (c) weaken (d) weaker
- 39.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 40.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ants (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
Answer key
- non-stop
- hero
- shout – yell
- thin
- knew
- beauty
- very funny
- close
- bees
- fish
- generous – selfish
- try
- tennis
- gift – present
- herd
- beginnig
- -er
- pal
- approximately
- hear
- permit
- personal
- clear and easy
- foot
- unwell
- fierce and wild
- resturant
- joyful
- later
- very confusing
- hand
- rebuild
- study hard
- laziness
- hiss
- juicy
- thin
- weakness
- sun
- ants
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