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.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) rude (c) heavy (d) honest
- 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) gosling (c) cub (d) kid
- 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) in
- 5.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) cows (c) grapes (d) lions
- 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
- 8.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
- 9.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) grapes
- 10.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 11.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
- 12.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
- 13.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) wide (b) tall (c) huge (d) little
- 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
- 15.What does the idiom “give the cold shoulder” mean? (a) hug someone (b) ignore someone (c) feel very cold (d) hurt a shoulder
- 16.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
- 17.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) played (b) playing (c) player (d) playful
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
- 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
- 20.What does the idiom “bury the hatchet” mean? (a) dig a hole (b) make peace (c) start a fight (d) hide a weapon
- 21.The cake looked tempting, and we could not wait to eat it. “Tempting” means ___. (a) tiny (b) hard to resist (c) ugly (d) burnt
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) happy (d) cold
- 24.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very tall (c) very old (d) very small
- 25.Be cautious while crossing the busy road. “Cautious” means ___. (a) careless (b) careful (c) fast (d) noisy
- 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
- 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
- 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) biography (d) atlas
- 29.Choose the right form: There is a big ___ between a frog and a toad. (a) different (b) differ (c) differently (d) difference
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) live (d) help
- 31.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
- 32.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) escape (c) sleep (d) return
- 33.Complete the analogy: Good is to better as bad is to ___. (a) good (b) worse (c) worst (d) badly
- 34.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) cow (d) ewe
- 35.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) bone (b) treasure (c) box (d) hatchet
- 36.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) sadness (c) saddness (d) sadnes
- 37.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) blue (b) red (c) brown (d) pink
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) down
Answer key
- require
- rude
- gosling
- in
- sailors
- reopen
- library
- herd
- bees
- piece
- altar
- break
- little
- principle
- ignore someone
- -ly
- player
- big
- night
- make peace
- hard to resist
- rich – wealthy
- near
- very old
- careful
- cub
- right away
- autobiography
- difference
- get
- night
- escape
- worse
- cow
- hatchet
- sadness
- blue
- behave wrongly
- not agree
- down
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