Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a dearly loved person (b) an eye problem (c) a red fruit (d) a greedy person
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) rude (c) generous (d) lazy
- 3.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
- 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
- 5.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
- 7.Complete the idiom: After the long day, Dad decided to hit the ___. (a) ball (b) bag (c) wall (d) sack
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
- 9.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) wife (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
- 10.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
- 11.Complete the analogy: Ruler is to length as weighing scale is to ___. (a) time (b) heat (c) weight (d) speed
- 12.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) fortunate
- 13.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at the last moment (b) at 11 o'clock (c) very early (d) every hour
- 14.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
- 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
- 16.Which spelling is correct? (a) achive (b) achieve (c) acheeve (d) acheive
- 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) off (b) on (c) up (d) away
- 18.Which spelling is correct? (a) tomorow (b) tommorow (c) tomorrow (d) tommorrow
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) before (d) often
- 20.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
- 21.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 22.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) honey (b) milk (c) eggs (d) silk
- 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) flight
- 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) class (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 25.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stand up (c) stop trying (d) keep going
- 26.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) very dirty (b) newly painted (c) empty of people (d) very crowded
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) scedule (b) shedule (c) schedule (d) schedual
- 28.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
- 29.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) ships (d) keys
- 30.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) look (b) crook (c) book (d) cook
- 31.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) a game (b) a hug (c) an argument (d) a gift
- 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) old – new
- 34.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) brother (d) husband
- 35.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easely (b) easyly (c) easily (d) easly
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) restaurent (b) restaraunt (c) restaurant (d) resturant
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) sink (d) shout
- 38.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) a lucky charm (b) a big white toy (c) costly but useless thing (d) a rare animal
- 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
- 40.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) start a new day (b) stop working for now (c) phone a friend (d) name the day
Answer key
- a dearly loved person
- generous
- they're
- inform
- dying
- cold – chilly
- sack
- hot
- sister
- led
- weight
- substantial
- at the last moment
- write
- orchard
- achieve
- on
- tomorrow
- before
- there
- aunt
- honey
- flight
- class
- stop trying
- empty of people
- schedule
- antonym
- sheep
- crook
- an argument
- asleep
- shy – timid
- brother
- easily
- restaurant
- sink
- costly but useless thing
- quick – fast
- stop working for now
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