Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
- 2.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
- 5.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 6.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runnor (c) runnar (d) runner
- 7.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pittiful (c) pitiful (d) pitifull
- 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
- 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
- 10.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
- 11.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) sleep (b) continue (c) leave (d) stop
- 13.Complete the analogy: Light is to dark as noise is to ___. (a) silence (b) song (c) sound (d) music
- 14.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) very dirty (b) empty of people (c) newly painted (d) very crowded
- 15.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
- 16.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) wild (b) gentle and calm (c) noisy (d) angry
- 17.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) queen (c) lioness (d) mare
- 18.Which word is a noun? (a) admiration (b) admire (c) admirably (d) admirable
- 19.Which spelling is correct? (a) buisness (b) bussiness (c) business (d) busness
- 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 21.Complete the idiom: Our plan failed, so we were back to square ___. (a) zero (b) one (c) two (d) ten
- 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) bike (d) phone
- 24.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hoapful (c) hopefull (d) hopeful
- 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
- 26.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admire (b) admiration (c) admirable (d) admirably
- 27.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) belive (b) believe (c) beleive (d) beleeve
- 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
- 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
- 32.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) pack a bag (b) go shopping (c) punch a bag (d) go to bed
- 33.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silines (b) sillines (c) sillyness (d) silliness
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
- 35.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
- 36.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) tiny (b) hungry (c) friendly (d) stubborn
- 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) job
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
- 39.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearful (c) fearfully (d) fearless
- 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
Answer key
- ill – sick
- -ness
- swarm
- cold – chilly
- uncommon
- runner
- pitiful
- dentist
- synonym
- nose
- its
- continue
- silence
- empty of people
- advice
- gentle and calm
- lioness
- admiration
- business
- not happy
- one
- cub
- boss
- hopeful
- lucky
- admirable
- lend
- believe
- two
- night
- wise – foolish
- go to bed
- silliness
- above
- sew
- stubborn
- job
- small
- fearless
- Besides
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