Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is an adverb? (a) purity (b) purely (c) pure (d) purify
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) foal (d) cub
- 3.Her explanation was lucid, and everyone understood at once. “Lucid” means ___. (a) clear and easy (b) very long (c) very funny (d) confusing
- 4.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sky (b) moon (c) sea (d) sun
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 6.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 7.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) acheive (b) pronunciation (c) believe (d) receive
- 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
- 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) buy (d) need
- 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
- 11.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) hen (d) dog
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) necesary (b) necessary (c) neccesary (d) neccessary
- 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
- 14.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) noisy (c) simple (d) hard
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 16.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) pleasant (b) fresh (c) sweet (d) strange
- 17.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) occasion (b) exaggerate (c) achieve (d) beleive
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
- 19.Dad was furious when someone dented his new car. “Furious” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very tired (c) very happy (d) very calm
- 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 22.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazness (c) lazines (d) lazyness
- 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
- 24.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) teacher (c) pal (d) enemy
- 25.Choose the right form: Trees ___ the soil from washing away. (a) protection (b) protectively (c) protective (d) protect
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
- 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
- 29.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidines (b) tidyness (c) tidiness (d) tidness
- 30.The Thar Desert is arid; it hardly ever rains there. “Arid” means ___. (a) very wet (b) very cold (c) very dry (d) very green
- 31.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
- 32.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) in short supply (b) very cold (c) easy to find (d) very clean
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) shout (b) accept (c) borrow (d) decrease
- 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) belive (b) especially (c) address (d) beginning
- 35.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
- 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
- 38.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) enjoy (b) joyfully (c) joyless (d) joyful
- 39.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 40.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankful (b) thankless (c) thanking (d) thankfully
Answer key
- purely
- cub
- clear and easy
- moon
- not kind
- some
- acheive
- break
- leave
- knight
- sheep
- necessary
- stationery
- simple
- slow
- strange
- beleive
- herd
- very angry
- not safe
- gift – present
- laziness
- out
- pal
- protect
- small
- deep – shallow
- borrow – lend
- tidiness
- very dry
- aviary
- in short supply
- decrease
- belive
- error
- un-
- complimented
- joyful
- aunt
- thankful
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