Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) ear (b) arm (c) leg (d) hair
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
- 3.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
- 5.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sky (b) sea (c) sun (d) moon
- 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
- 8.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
- 9.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) float (d) increase
- 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) replace
- 12.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) water (b) juice (c) tea (d) milk
- 13.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) in outer space (b) extremely happy (c) very tired (d) very far away
- 14.Which word is a noun? (a) admiration (b) admire (c) admirable (d) admirably
- 15.Complete the analogy: Square is to four as triangle is to ___. (a) six (b) three (c) four (d) five
- 16.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) king (d) prince
- 17.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happieness (b) happines (c) happiness (d) happyness
- 18.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) believe (b) disapear (c) committee (d) interrupt
- 19.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
- 20.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recomend (b) environment (c) vegetable (d) believe
- 21.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) very slowly (b) with help (c) by fishing (d) by any means
- 22.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
- 23.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previous (d) sufficient
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) brave (c) modern (d) honest
- 25.Which word is an adverb? (a) destroy (b) destruction (c) destructive (d) destructively
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
- 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) colony
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
- 30.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) box (b) piece (c) plate (d) bowl
- 31.Complete the analogy: Ear is to hear as nose is to ___. (a) see (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 32.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
- 33.Which word is a noun? (a) describe (b) descriptive (c) descriptively (d) description
- 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
- 35.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) head (b) leg (c) hand (d) foot
- 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) export
- 37.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) assist
- 38.The house was vacant; nobody had lived in it for years. “Vacant” means ___. (a) empty (b) crowded (c) expensive (d) beautiful
- 39.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) host (d) headmaster
- 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
Answer key
- leg
- big
- apiary
- big – large
- moon
- whole
- dark
- aquarium
- cloth
- increase
- misplace
- milk
- extremely happy
- admiration
- three
- prince
- happiness
- disapear
- -ful
- recomend
- by any means
- approximately
- permanent
- destructively
- hard
- formerly
- colony
- hot
- piece
- smell
- altar
- description
- lose
- hand
- export
- reside
- empty
- headmaster
- dairy
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