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.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
- 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 3.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
- 4.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
- 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
- 6.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) ants (d) grapes
- 7.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
- 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
- 9.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
- 10.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) principal (c) previous (d) fortunate
- 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
- 12.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
- 13.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) tell a secret (b) go shopping (c) free a pet (d) tell a lie
- 14.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) purchase (d) reside
- 15.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
- 16.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) journey (d) victory
- 18.Complete the idiom: Shouting at him will only add fuel to the ___. (a) fire (b) car (c) lamp (d) stove
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
- 20.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) quick (b) proud (c) excited (d) unwilling
- 21.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) grapes (d) wolves
- 22.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
- 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
- 24.Which spelling is correct? (a) hieght (b) heigth (c) height (d) heighth
- 25.Which word is a noun? (a) invention (b) invent (c) inventive (d) inventively
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) herd (b) fleet (c) clutch (d) swarm
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
- 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) gaggle
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) guarantee (b) garantee (c) guarentee (d) guarante
- 32.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
- 34.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) start working (b) stop working (c) build up (d) go downstairs
- 35.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 36.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 37.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
- 38.What does the idiom “give the cold shoulder” mean? (a) ignore someone (b) hug someone (c) hurt a shoulder (d) feel very cold
- 39.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) actor (c) waiter (d) hero
- 40.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
Answer key
- knows
- not respect
- illegible
- astronomer
- calf
- ants
- morale
- tourist
- zoologist
- principal
- principal
- ascend
- tell a secret
- depart
- weekly
- write
- answer
- fire
- gift – present
- unwilling
- wolves
- bank
- lead
- height
- invention
- sad
- clutch
- begin – start
- recheck
- gaggle
- guarantee
- hare
- victory – defeat
- stop working
- join again
- refill
- blew
- ignore someone
- actor
- wonder
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