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.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look later (b) search for (c) take care of (d) look behind
- 2.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) soldiers
- 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
- 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
- 5.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
- 6.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
- 7.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 8.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
- 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
- 10.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) pen (b) saw (c) spade (d) needle
- 11.Which word is an adjective? (a) dangerous (b) endanger (c) dangerously (d) danger
- 12.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
- 13.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
- 14.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
- 15.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) early (d) public
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) shallow (c) generous (d) polite
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
- 20.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) loud (d) fast
- 21.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) box (b) piece (c) plate (d) bowl
- 22.Complete the analogy: Square is to four as triangle is to ___. (a) four (b) five (c) six (d) three
- 23.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
- 24.Complete the analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to ___. (a) salty (b) bitter (c) sour (d) spicy
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
- 26.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) big (b) thin (c) warm (d) short
- 27.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
- 28.The street vendor’s samosas were delectable, so we ordered more. “Delectable” means ___. (a) cold (b) tasteless (c) burnt (d) delicious
- 29.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
- 30.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 31.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) addres (c) beginning (d) definitely
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) off (b) on (c) after (d) up
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) selfish (b) polite (c) brave (d) early
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) many
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pride (d) colony
- 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
- 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
- 39.Complete the idiom: That shop sells sweets that cost an arm and a ___. (a) leg (b) nose (c) foot (d) hand
- 40.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
Answer key
- take care of
- soldiers
- unanimous
- pharmacist
- they're
- zoologist
- unclear
- rode
- two
- pen
- dangerous
- orchard
- lose
- converse
- some
- help
- public
- shallow
- cheap – expensive
- quiet
- piece
- three
- sea
- sour
- begin – start
- short
- omnivore
- delicious
- helpless
- male
- addres
- off
- selfish
- many
- colony
- re-
- first
- pessimist
- leg
- hen
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