Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
- 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) excelent (b) excellent (c) exellent (d) excellant
- 4.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) ox (d) eagle
- 5.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
- 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) flock (b) bench (c) herd (d) swarm
- 7.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) grapes (d) lions
- 8.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) unwilling (b) proud (c) quick (d) excited
- 9.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) pink (b) blue (c) green (d) red
- 10.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
- 11.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) listen carefully (b) whisper softly (c) lose hearing (d) refuse to listen
- 12.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 13.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 14.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to students as doctor is to ___. (a) farmers (b) patients (c) books (d) tickets
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) troupe
- 16.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
- 17.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) court (b) school (c) ship (d) farm
- 18.Complete the analogy: India is to New Delhi as Japan is to ___. (a) Kathmandu (b) Dhaka (c) Beijing (d) Tokyo
- 19.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
- 21.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) believe (b) government (c) excellent (d) mischievious
- 22.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
- 23.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) actor (d) hero
- 24.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) hen (d) cow
- 25.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
- 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) off (b) in (c) up (d) out
- 27.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) ox (d) owl
- 28.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
- 29.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) invite (b) cancel (c) phone (d) shout
- 30.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
- 31.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) quiet (b) fast (c) loud (d) rich
- 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) generous (b) opaque (c) ancient (d) polite
- 34.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) throw books (b) tear books (c) buy books (d) study hard
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) for (c) off (d) up
- 37.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) sea (b) sky (c) track (d) river
- 38.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
- 39.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) library (b) character (c) parlament (d) government
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) many (c) enough (d) lucky
Answer key
- -er
- accept
- excellent
- owl
- road
- bench
- ships
- unwilling
- blue
- they're
- refuse to listen
- adapt
- use wrongly
- patients
- troupe
- occupation
- ship
- Tokyo
- peace
- slow
- mischievious
- won
- actor
- frog
- daily
- off
- eagle
- substantial
- cancel
- aviary
- quiet
- empty
- opaque
- study hard
- mislead
- for
- track
- stationery
- parlament
- many
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