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 antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) polite (c) cheap (d) early
- 2.Which word is an adjective? (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuade (d) persuasive
- 3.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) vegetable (b) guarantee (c) mischievous (d) caracter
- 4.Complete the analogy: Chef is to kitchen as scientist is to ___. (a) stadium (b) laboratory (c) court (d) library
- 5.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) keep going (b) stand up (c) give a gift (d) stop trying
- 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 7.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) prince (c) hero (d) host
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) break a light (b) make a light go on (c) buy a light (d) make a light go out
- 11.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) name the day (b) start a new day (c) phone a friend (d) stop working for now
- 12.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 13.Which word is a verb? (a) imagine (b) imaginative (c) imaginatively (d) imagination
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) vegetable (b) schedule (c) rhythm (d) excelent
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
- 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
- 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) chick (d) tadpole
- 18.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
- 19.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) thieves (d) cows
- 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) cross a road (c) find by chance (d) lose by chance
- 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
- 24.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) big (b) warm (c) thin (d) short
- 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
- 26.Which word is an adjective? (a) purely (b) purity (c) purify (d) pure
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) mischevous (b) mischivous (c) mischievous (d) mischievious
- 28.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) heroine (d) hostess
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) later
- 31.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 32.Complete the analogy: Shoe is to foot as hat is to ___. (a) head (b) hand (c) knee (d) foot
- 33.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) stairs (c) cows (d) grapes
- 34.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) flowers (b) ships (c) cows (d) wolves
- 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) conscience (b) address (c) calendar (d) tommorow
- 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 39.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
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) at (c) to (d) on
Answer key
- cheap
- persuasive
- caracter
- laboratory
- stop trying
- breathe
- hero
- day
- rough – smooth
- make a light go out
- stop working for now
- unfair
- imagine
- excelent
- rich
- carpenter
- tadpole
- optimist
- thieves
- but
- friend – pal
- find by chance
- orchard
- short
- principal
- pure
- mischievous
- hostess
- evening
- later
- head
- stairs
- flowers
- were
- unwell
- tommorow
- not fair
- unwilling
- to
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