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.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
- 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) off (b) across (c) out (d) after
- 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) early (c) wise (d) modern
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
- 5.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
- 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) accept (d) import
- 9.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) wolves
- 10.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
- 11.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 12.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) goat (b) horse (c) cow (d) hen
- 13.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
- 14.Complete the analogy: Mother is to daughter as father is to ___. (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
- 15.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes
- 16.The weather was so balmy that we had our picnic outdoors. “Balmy” means ___. (a) very windy (b) very stormy (c) freezing cold (d) pleasantly warm
- 17.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankful (d) thankless
- 18.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) easily frightened (b) very fierce (c) very playful (d) very hungry
- 19.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) clever (c) poor (d) busy
- 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) off (b) after (c) for (d) up
- 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
- 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
- 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) go up (d) tell
- 25.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
- 26.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) bicycle
- 27.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) hair (b) arm (c) leg (d) ear
- 28.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) supervisor
- 29.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
- 30.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
- 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 32.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imagine (b) imaginative (c) imagination (d) imaginatively
- 33.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) rich (c) kind (d) tall
- 34.The tortoise was sluggish and took all day to cross the garden. “Sluggish” means ___. (a) fast (b) slow-moving (c) noisy (d) angry
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
- 36.Which word is a noun? (a) beauty (b) beautiful (c) beautify (d) beautifully
- 37.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very small (b) very easy (c) very sweet (d) very tasty
- 38.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
- 39.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
Answer key
- dentist
- out
- wise
- ancient – modern
- dying
- not allow
- asleep
- import
- wolves
- red
- witch
- cow
- -er
- son
- bees
- pleasantly warm
- thankful
- easily frightened
- wealthy
- biology
- for
- read wrongly
- empty
- go up
- bank
- bicycle
- leg
- supervisor
- inedible
- cobbler
- rebuild
- imagination
- rich
- slow-moving
- full
- beauty
- very easy
- meat
- botanist
- not honest
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