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 word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
- 2.What does the idiom “add fuel to the fire” mean? (a) make things worse (b) cook food (c) fill a car (d) put out a fire
- 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
- 5.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 6.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) definitely (b) calendar (c) foriegn (d) vegetable
- 7.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 8.Complete the analogy: Water is to thirst as food is to ___. (a) sleep (b) cold (c) hunger (d) fear
- 9.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) butterfly
- 10.Which word is an adverb? (a) successful (b) succeed (c) success (d) successfully
- 11.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) examination
- 12.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
- 13.Her explanation was lucid, and everyone understood at once. “Lucid” means ___. (a) very long (b) confusing (c) clear and easy (d) very funny
- 14.Complete the analogy: Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___. (a) court (b) school (c) farm (d) shop
- 15.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very late (c) completely wet (d) very tired
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) return (b) sleep (c) escape (d) stay
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get lost (b) get angry (c) fight (d) be friendly
- 18.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavyly (c) heavily (d) heavilly
- 19.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) obedient (b) quiet (c) mischievous (d) tall
- 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 21.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
- 23.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) sell (b) remove (c) wear (d) cook
- 25.Which word is an adjective? (a) attractive (b) attract (c) attractively (d) attraction
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) success
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
- 29.The cake looked tempting, and we could not wait to eat it. “Tempting” means ___. (a) ugly (b) tiny (c) burnt (d) hard to resist
- 30.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
- 31.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) very bright (b) bad-smelling (c) very small (d) sweet-smelling
- 32.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) pig (c) cat (d) hen
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) invent a story (b) tidy up (c) tell the truth (d) paint
- 34.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) tall (d) kind
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
- 36.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) consider
- 37.Complete the analogy: Cow is to calf as sheep is to ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) government (b) goverment (c) govenment (d) governmant
- 39.The view from the hilltop was breathtaking; we stood and stared for ages. “Breathtaking” means ___. (a) amazingly beautiful (b) very dull (c) very ugly (d) very dangerous
- 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
Answer key
- empty
- make things worse
- stationary
- float – sink
- -ful
- foriegn
- recheck
- hunger
- butterfly
- successfully
- examination
- meat
- clear and easy
- school
- completely wet
- escape
- be friendly
- heavily
- mischievous
- disobey
- fair
- biography
- refrigerator
- wear
- attractive
- success
- awake
- begin – start
- hard to resist
- ants
- sweet-smelling
- pig
- invent a story
- poor
- night
- consider
- lamb
- government
- amazingly beautiful
- personnel
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