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 spelling is correct? (a) committee (b) comittee (c) commitee (d) committe
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
- 4.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
- 5.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very hot (b) very wet (c) very cold (d) very fresh
- 6.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
- 7.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
- 8.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) musicians (d) ships
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) disappear (b) pronunciation (c) library (d) parliment
- 10.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) goose (c) cow (d) cat
- 11.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) lazily (c) laziness (d) lazier
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) believe (b) beleive (c) beleeve (d) belive
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) question (c) answer (d) defeat
- 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
- 16.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 17.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) very happy (b) out in the rain (c) feeling unwell (d) very busy
- 18.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
- 20.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
- 21.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) house (b) tree (c) bush (d) garden
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) depart (b) borrow (c) accept (d) laugh
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
- 24.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) actress (d) waitress
- 25.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) present (c) river (d) shout
- 26.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stand up (c) stop trying (d) keep going
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) full – empty
- 29.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
- 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) foal (d) kitten
- 32.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindniss (c) kindness (d) kindeness
- 33.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careful (b) carefully (c) carer (d) careless
- 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
- 35.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) occasion (c) argument (d) gramar
- 36.Choose the right form: My sister and I like ___ games. (a) different (b) differ (c) difference (d) differently
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) temporary (c) generous (d) polite
- 38.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
- 39.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) a new square shape (b) winning a game (c) starting all over again (d) going backwards
- 40.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
Answer key
- committee
- tell
- sad
- -er
- very cold
- right
- knight
- musicians
- parliment
- goose
- laziness
- cry
- believe
- defeat
- asleep
- -ful
- feeling unwell
- male
- also
- here
- bush
- depart
- generous – selfish
- waitress
- present
- stop trying
- shy – timid
- ill – sick
- verify
- swarm
- foal
- kindness
- carefully
- empty
- gramar
- different
- temporary
- numerous
- starting all over again
- buy
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