Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Butter is to milk as paper is to ___. (a) wood (b) iron (c) glass (d) plastic
- 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) flock (b) bunch (c) pride (d) swarm
- 3.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) tiger (d) king
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) puppy (d) calf
- 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) litter (b) pride (c) fleet (d) flock
- 6.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
- 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) keep (b) submit (c) hold (d) lose
- 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
- 11.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) ant (d) owl
- 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
- 13.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) grand and rich (b) very short (c) simple and plain (d) very sad
- 14.The Thar Desert is arid; it hardly ever rains there. “Arid” means ___. (a) very dry (b) very cold (c) very wet (d) very green
- 15.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
- 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
- 17.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) sister (d) aunt
- 18.Which spelling is correct? (a) goverment (b) governmant (c) government (d) govenment
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
- 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) forget a word (b) take care of (c) find in a dictionary (d) feel sad
- 22.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
- 23.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 24.Which spelling is correct? (a) independent (b) independant (c) indepedent (d) indipendent
- 25.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 26.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) however
- 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) tiny (c) angry (d) modern
- 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) tommorrow (b) tomorow (c) tommorow (d) tomorrow
- 30.Dev is very frugal; he saves money and never wastes it. “Frugal” means ___. (a) very generous (b) very lazy (c) very rich (d) careful with money
- 31.What does the idiom “a fish out of water” mean? (a) a hungry cat (b) a dying fish (c) a good swimmer (d) uncomfortable in a place
- 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
- 33.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) owner
- 34.Complete the analogy: Book is to library as money is to ___. (a) bank (b) garden (c) school (d) park
- 35.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
- 36.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) lazy (b) forgetful (c) hardworking (d) careless
- 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kid
- 39.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaceful (b) peacefully (c) peacemaker (d) peaces
- 40.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
Answer key
- wood
- pride
- lion
- kitten
- litter
- decade
- old
- pre-
- submit
- inaudible
- owl
- granary
- grand and rich
- very dry
- ascend
- proceed
- mother
- government
- float – sink
- rough – smooth
- find in a dictionary
- bee
- deer
- independent
- lightning
- however
- modern
- misjudge
- tomorrow
- careful with money
- uncomfortable in a place
- asleep
- beginner
- bank
- optimist
- hardworking
- small
- chick
- peaceful
- rock
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