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 spelling is correct? (a) rythm (b) rhytm (c) rhythem (d) rhythm
- 2.The clown was so hilarious that the whole audience laughed. “Hilarious” means ___. (a) very scary (b) very funny (c) very sad (d) very tall
- 3.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) peacock (d) rooster
- 4.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
- 5.The guide gave a concise answer in just one sentence. “Concise” means ___. (a) very rude (b) short and clear (c) very loud (d) long and confusing
- 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) up (b) in (c) across (d) after
- 7.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) goats (b) dogs (c) horses (d) cows
- 8.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) nephew (c) son (d) uncle
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) finish a trip (b) start a journey (c) sit down (d) switch off
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) early (c) selfish (d) brave
- 13.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) grandfather
- 14.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
- 15.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
- 16.The gigantic whale was longer than our school bus. “Gigantic” means ___. (a) tiny (b) huge (c) noisy (d) slow
- 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
- 18.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admirably (b) admirable (c) admiration (d) admire
- 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 20.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 21.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog (d) sheep
- 22.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) horse (d) swan
- 23.Complete the analogy: Hour is to clock as date is to ___. (a) calendar (b) watch (c) ruler (d) map
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
- 25.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very busy (b) very large (c) very near (d) far away
- 26.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) softness (c) softly (d) soften
- 27.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
- 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
- 31.Which word is an adverb? (a) succeed (b) successful (c) success (d) successfully
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) begin – start
- 33.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) inventive (b) invent (c) inventively (d) invention
- 34.What does the idiom “get cold feet” mean? (a) need new socks (b) walk on ice (c) get nervous and back out (d) feel very cold
- 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 37.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) river (b) sky (c) track (d) sea
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
- 39.Which word is a verb? (a) danger (b) dangerous (c) dangerously (d) endanger
- 40.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) strange (b) sweet (c) fresh (d) pleasant
Answer key
- rhythm
- very funny
- peacock
- choir
- short and clear
- in
- horses
- nephew
- start a journey
- pre-
- generous – selfish
- selfish
- grandfather
- sail
- rejoin
- huge
- write again
- admirable
- not happy
- adopt
- sheep
- swan
- calendar
- weak
- far away
- softly
- biology
- begin – start
- need
- quick – fast
- successfully
- arrive – depart
- invention
- get nervous and back out
- small
- use wrongly
- track
- float – sink
- endanger
- strange
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