Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to teach as singer is to ___. (a) sing (b) cook (c) dance (d) paint
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a greedy person (b) an eye problem (c) a dearly loved person (d) a red fruit
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 5.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
- 6.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) day (b) month (c) minute (d) hour
- 7.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) ship (b) farm (c) school (d) court
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
- 12.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) in summer (b) every morning (c) never (d) very soon
- 13.Complete the analogy: Bread is to baker as shoes are to ___. (a) barber (b) tailor (c) farmer (d) cobbler
- 14.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) dancer (c) dances (d) danced
- 15.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
- 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
- 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
- 18.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
- 19.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
- 21.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) safe (b) dangerous (c) easy (d) flat
- 22.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) require (d) purchase
- 23.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) endings (c) endless (d) ended
- 24.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
- 25.Complete the analogy: Chef is to kitchen as scientist is to ___. (a) laboratory (b) court (c) stadium (d) library
- 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
- 27.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
- 28.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
- 29.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) forgetful (b) careless (c) lazy (d) hardworking
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) troupe
- 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kid (d) cygnet
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go out (b) buy a light (c) break a light (d) make a light go on
- 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) calf (d) cub
- 35.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) definitely (b) receive (c) guarantee (d) schedual
- 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
- 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
- 38.Complete the analogy: Day is to week as month is to ___. (a) second (b) minute (c) hour (d) year
- 39.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) wait (b) argue (c) sit down (d) mean
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) conscience (b) grammar (c) accommodation (d) defenitely
Answer key
- sing
- mis-
- a dearly loved person
- dis-
- hen
- hour
- ship
- shout – yell
- pre-
- principle
- out
- never
- cobbler
- dancer
- alter
- enough
- ambidextrous
- -ness
- refrigerator
- ill – sick
- dangerous
- depart
- endless
- error
- laboratory
- night
- thieves
- pig
- hardworking
- cook before
- troupe
- cygnet
- make a light go out
- cub
- schedual
- hot
- pessimist
- year
- mean
- defenitely
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