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 spelt wrongly? (a) calander (b) parliament (c) committee (d) occasion
- 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
- 3.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) goat (d) cow
- 4.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
- 8.Choose the right form: My sister and I like ___ games. (a) differ (b) differently (c) difference (d) different
- 9.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
- 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 13.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) descriptively (b) describe (c) description (d) descriptive
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) duckling (c) foal (d) kitten
- 16.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
- 17.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) parliament (b) temperature (c) believe (d) tommorrow
- 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) away (b) off (c) after (d) on
- 19.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) misview (d) preview
- 20.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admirably (b) admire (c) admirable (d) admiration
- 21.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) cry loudly (b) be very hungry (c) worry about the past (d) waste milk
- 22.Which spelling is correct? (a) embaress (b) embarrass (c) embarras (d) embarass
- 23.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) committee (b) February (c) governmant (d) occasion
- 24.Complete the idiom: Rohan was over the ___ when he won the prize. (a) sun (b) stars (c) moon (d) hill
- 25.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) behind (c) under (d) above
- 26.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) share (b) boast (c) help (d) hide
- 27.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very small (b) very old (c) very tall (d) very new
- 28.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) sweet-smelling (b) faint (c) pleasant (d) strong-smelling
- 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) tadpole (c) chick (d) cub
- 30.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) dog (d) hen
- 31.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) exciting (b) very short (c) very funny (d) dull and gloomy
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
- 34.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) pink (b) red (c) green (d) blue
- 35.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) kangaroo
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 37.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) stop trying (b) give a gift (c) stand up (d) keep going
- 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
- 39.Which word is an adverb? (a) creatively (b) creative (c) creation (d) create
- 40.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautiful (b) beautify (c) beauty (d) beautifully
Answer key
- calander
- small
- goat
- coarse
- victory – defeat
- re-
- night
- different
- lend
- chick
- arrive – depart
- dis-
- description
- mis-
- duckling
- dictionary
- tommorrow
- away
- preview
- admirable
- worry about the past
- embarrass
- governmant
- moon
- under
- boast
- very old
- strong-smelling
- tadpole
- sheep
- dull and gloomy
- gift – present
- weak
- blue
- kangaroo
- shout – yell
- stop trying
- weather
- creatively
- beautifully
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