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.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
- 2.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) extremely happy (b) very tired (c) in outer space (d) very far away
- 3.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) exciting (b) very short (c) very funny (d) dull and gloomy
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) joey (c) chick (d) lamb
- 5.Complete the analogy: Ruler is to length as weighing scale is to ___. (a) heat (b) weight (c) speed (d) time
- 6.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) eaglet (c) kid (d) calf
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
- 8.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 9.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
- 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
- 12.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) rush (c) sing (d) rest
- 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
- 15.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) rhythm (b) pronunciation (c) definately (d) parliament
- 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) calf (d) foal
- 17.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) ten (b) eight (c) six (d) four
- 18.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very proud (c) very tired (d) very excited
- 19.Complete the analogy: Seed is to plant as egg is to ___. (a) bird (b) leaf (c) stone (d) nest
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
- 21.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) enjoy (b) joyless (c) joyfully (d) joyful
- 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
- 23.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) loud (d) small
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 25.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 27.Complete the analogy: Hour is to clock as date is to ___. (a) map (b) watch (c) calendar (d) ruler
- 28.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) lukily (b) luckilly (c) luckyly (d) luckily
- 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) calf (d) cub
- 30.Which spelling is correct? (a) exellent (b) excellent (c) excelent (d) excellant
- 31.The soldiers were valiant and fought bravely to protect the village. “Valiant” means ___. (a) cowardly (b) hungry (c) brave (d) tired
- 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
- 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
- 35.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) tomorrow (b) recommend (c) pronounciation (d) interrupt
- 36.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) goods (c) goodness (d) better
- 37.What does the idiom “kill two birds with one stone” mean? (a) throw stones (b) be very cruel (c) do two jobs at once (d) hunt birds
- 38.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) plaiful (b) playfull (c) playful (d) playfel
- 39.Complete the idiom: We are all in the same ___, so let us help each other. (a) house (b) boat (c) car (d) bus
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
Answer key
- flower
- extremely happy
- dull and gloomy
- joey
- weight
- eaglet
- big – large
- knew
- unwell
- buy
- audible
- rush
- then
- shout – yell
- definately
- cub
- six
- very tired
- bird
- win
- joyful
- borrow – lend
- small
- short
- patriot
- not obey
- calendar
- luckily
- calf
- excellent
- brave
- lamb
- bottom
- site
- pronounciation
- goodness
- do two jobs at once
- playful
- boat
- dry
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