Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) early (c) polite (d) cheap
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
- 3.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) overjoyed (b) upset (c) bored (d) sleepy
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
- 5.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 6.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dancer
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.Complete the analogy: Light is to dark as noise is to ___. (a) sound (b) music (c) song (d) silence
- 9.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
- 10.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautify (b) beauty (c) beautiful (d) beautifully
- 11.Kavya is meticulous; she checks every sum twice before handing in her work. “Meticulous” means ___. (a) very lazy (b) very careless (c) very careful (d) very fast
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) wide (c) cruel (d) lazy
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
- 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) off (b) after (c) into (d) up
- 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
- 16.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) grand and rich (b) simple and plain (c) very sad (d) very short
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
- 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
- 21.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) unclear (b) very short (c) very funny (d) very clear
- 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) for
- 23.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
- 24.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
- 26.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) month (b) day (c) minute (d) hour
- 27.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painter (b) paints (c) painted (d) painting
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) fly away (b) sing (c) breathe (d) explode
- 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
- 30.Our new neighbour seems amiable; she smiles and greets everyone. “Amiable” means ___. (a) rude (b) angry (c) friendly (d) sleepy
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) live (d) help
- 32.Be cautious while crossing the busy road. “Cautious” means ___. (a) noisy (b) careless (c) fast (d) careful
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) old
- 34.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) grammer (b) grammar (c) gramar (d) grammmar
- 36.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) place again (d) not place
- 37.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) tree (b) garden (c) house (d) bush
- 38.Complete the idiom: Rohan was over the ___ when he won the prize. (a) moon (b) sun (c) stars (d) hill
- 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
- 40.What does the idiom “bite the bullet” mean? (a) bravely do a hard thing (b) eat something hard (c) get angry (d) break a tooth
Answer key
- cheap
- deep – shallow
- overjoyed
- summer
- adopt
- dancer
- pre-
- silence
- bees
- beautifully
- very careful
- cruel
- sit
- into
- victory – defeat
- grand and rich
- young
- give
- about
- its
- unclear
- for
- tale
- pilot
- play again
- hour
- painter
- explode
- need
- friendly
- end
- careful
- old
- verify
- grammar
- place wrongly
- bush
- moon
- help
- bravely do a hard thing
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