Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) obedient (b) quiet (c) mischievous (d) tall
- 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
- 3.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautifully (b) beauty (c) beautify (d) beautiful
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
- 5.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) train (b) plane (c) bus (d) ship
- 6.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) weary (d) quick
- 7.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
- 8.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
- 9.Complete the analogy: Mother is to daughter as father is to ___. (a) uncle (b) brother (c) nephew (d) son
- 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
- 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
- 12.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) goat
- 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) big – large (d) deep – shallow
- 14.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) lioness (c) mare (d) queen
- 15.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) straw (b) stone (c) cup (d) stick
- 16.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simplify (b) simplicity (c) simply (d) simple
- 17.What does the idiom “on the same page” mean? (a) far apart (b) very busy (c) reading a book (d) in agreement
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) herd
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) hard – soft
- 20.Dev is very frugal; he saves money and never wastes it. “Frugal” means ___. (a) very rich (b) very lazy (c) very generous (d) careful with money
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
- 22.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) build (b) arrive (c) accept (d) refuse
- 24.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painter (c) painted (d) painful
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
- 27.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) foreign (b) foreighn (c) forein (d) foriegn
- 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
- 31.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
- 32.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
- 33.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) eggs (b) silk (c) honey (d) wool
- 34.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) dancers
- 35.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) accept the punishment (b) sing on stage (c) enjoy a song (d) dance well
- 36.Which word is a noun? (a) successful (b) successfully (c) success (d) succeed
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
- 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
- 40.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) hard (b) sour (c) dry (d) juicy
Answer key
- mischievous
- century
- beautifully
- down
- ship
- weary
- cell
- sleepwalker
- son
- choir
- whole
- goat
- deep – shallow
- lioness
- straw
- simply
- in agreement
- pack
- rich – wealthy
- careful with money
- ill – sick
- eight
- refuse
- painless
- mishear
- pedestrian
- flu
- foreign
- empty
- slow
- commence
- lions
- eggs
- dancers
- accept the punishment
- success
- dark
- past
- weak
- juicy
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