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) soft (b) happy (c) non-stop (d) short
- 2.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) build up (c) stop working (d) start working
- 4.Complete the idiom: Kavya is the apple of her grandfather’s ___. (a) tree (b) eye (c) hand (d) heart
- 5.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
- 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) fleet (c) litter (d) flock
- 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have none left (b) have plenty (c) run outside (d) run very fast
- 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
- 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) caravan (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) swarm
- 12.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) bull (d) emperor
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 15.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) shout (c) smile (d) begin
- 16.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) waitress (b) princess (c) actress (d) hostess
- 17.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
- 18.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 19.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) hatchet (b) bone (c) treasure (d) box
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
- 21.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliment (b) parliamant (c) parliament (d) parlament
- 22.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) giant (b) kind (c) quiet (d) tiny
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
- 25.Complete the analogy: Pages are to book as leaves are to ___. (a) root (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
- 26.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) yell (c) smile (d) whisper
- 27.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) feet (b) eyes (c) hands (d) ears
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
- 29.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) pig
- 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 31.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
- 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
- 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) colony
- 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) journey (c) question (d) answer
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) modern (d) invisible
- 36.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angrilly (c) angrily (d) angryly
- 37.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
- 38.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
- 39.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helpfully (c) helpless (d) helper
- 40.Complete the analogy: Cub is to lion as kitten is to ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
Answer key
- non-stop
- purchase
- stop working
- eye
- dear
- tell again
- litter
- alter
- have none left
- calf
- caravan
- emperor
- mis-
- not continue
- finish
- waitress
- aquarium
- eminent
- hatchet
- weak
- parliament
- giant
- rich – wealthy
- arrive – depart
- tree
- yell
- ears
- mend – repair
- pig
- cloth
- sow
- granary
- colony
- failure
- invisible
- angrily
- whole
- there
- helper
- cat
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