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.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
- 2.What does the idiom “keep an eye on” mean? (a) close one eye (b) stare rudely (c) watch carefully (d) wear glasses
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
- 5.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 6.After the monsoon, the village had an ample supply of water. “Ample” means ___. (a) very little (b) dirty (c) more than enough (d) salty
- 7.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very thick (b) very hot (c) very salty (d) very cold
- 8.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) mountains (b) ships (c) bees (d) cows
- 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) wise (c) modern (d) early
- 10.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 11.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) library (b) noticable (c) believe (d) Wednesday
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
- 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 14.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) break (c) repair (d) laugh
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
- 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kid (d) cygnet
- 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
- 20.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) pond (b) river (c) glass (d) ocean
- 21.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) uselesss (c) usless (d) useless
- 22.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) short (b) big (c) warm (d) thin
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) show (d) live
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 25.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darken (c) darker (d) darkness
- 26.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) start a friendly talk (b) feel very cold (c) break something cold (d) get very angry
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
- 28.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hopeless (c) hoped (d) hoping
- 29.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beginning (b) knowledge (c) rhythm (d) adres
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
- 32.Grandma is very hospitable; she welcomes every guest with tea and snacks. “Hospitable” means ___. (a) very strict (b) very sick (c) friendly to guests (d) unwelcoming
- 33.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) cows (c) ships (d) sticks
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) committe (b) comittee (c) commitee (d) committee
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
- 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) herd (b) swarm (c) choir (d) fleet
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) herd (b) pod (c) pride (d) swarm
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) beautiful (b) beatiful (c) beautifull (d) beutiful
- 39.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simply (b) simplify (c) simple (d) simplicity
- 40.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) tear books (b) throw books (c) study hard (d) buy books
Answer key
- small
- watch carefully
- cheap – expensive
- wet
- -less
- more than enough
- very hot
- mountains
- wise
- fair
- noticable
- slow
- untidy
- repair
- dis-
- volunteer
- cygnet
- bicycle
- borrow – lend
- ocean
- useless
- short
- show
- un-
- darkness
- start a friendly talk
- wise – foolish
- hopeless
- adres
- generous – selfish
- young
- friendly to guests
- singers
- committee
- quick – fast
- choir
- pod
- beautiful
- simply
- study hard
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