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.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 2.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painted (b) painter (c) painting (d) paints
- 3.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
- 4.Complete the analogy: Cat is to kitten as dog is to ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) puppy (d) calf
- 5.Which word is a noun? (a) decision (b) decisively (c) decisive (d) decide
- 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
- 7.Complete the analogy: Rose is to flower as mango is to ___. (a) fruit (b) spice (c) vegetable (d) drink
- 8.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) phone (b) shout (c) invite (d) cancel
- 9.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happily (c) happyly (d) happly
- 10.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
- 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) often (d) enough
- 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) increase (b) grow (c) cook (d) reduce
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
- 15.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) bowl (c) box (d) plate
- 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
- 17.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) shout (c) river (d) present
- 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
- 19.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softly (b) softness (c) softer (d) soften
- 20.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) monkeys (c) grapes (d) bees
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
- 22.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
- 23.The fruit seller was courteous and thanked every customer. “Courteous” means ___. (a) slow (b) polite (c) rude (d) lazy
- 24.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
- 25.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) the top of a hill (b) a cold place (c) only a small part (d) a melting ice block
- 26.Complete the analogy: Monday is to Tuesday as January is to ___. (a) March (b) December (c) February (d) June
- 27.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
- 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) ancient (d) wide
- 29.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) piglet (c) cub (d) kitten
- 31.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) cow
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) dishonest (b) polite (c) lazy (d) brave
- 33.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) ten (b) seven (c) nine (d) five
- 34.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very proud (c) very excited (d) very tired
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
- 36.The magic trick was baffling; nobody could explain how it was done. “Baffling” means ___. (a) very easy (b) very short (c) very boring (d) very confusing
- 37.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) share (b) hide (c) boast (d) help
- 38.What does the idiom “hold your horses” mean? (a) hurry up (b) ride a horse (c) feed the horses (d) wait, be patient
- 39.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) songs (b) sang (c) singing (d) singer
- 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) troop (d) flock
Answer key
- slow
- painter
- purchase
- puppy
- decision
- apiary
- fruit
- cancel
- happily
- here
- before
- altar
- reduce
- cheap – expensive
- piece
- device
- present
- cygnet
- softly
- monkeys
- day
- homophones
- polite
- aviary
- only a small part
- February
- pilot
- ancient
- aunt
- piglet
- cow
- dishonest
- nine
- very tired
- empty
- very confusing
- boast
- wait, be patient
- singer
- troop
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