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) charactor (b) character (c) caracter (d) charecter
- 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) patriot
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) leave (b) go to sleep (c) arrive (d) turn around
- 4.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) return (c) sleep (d) escape
- 5.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
- 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
- 7.The cut on his knee was superficial, just a small scratch. “Superficial” means ___. (a) very old (b) very deep (c) very painful (d) not deep
- 8.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
- 9.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) players (d) ships
- 10.Which word is a verb? (a) inventively (b) inventive (c) invention (d) invent
- 11.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) interrupt (b) vegtable (c) business (d) tomorrow
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 13.Complete the analogy: Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___. (a) court (b) school (c) farm (d) shop
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) temporary (b) polite (c) generous (d) ancient
- 15.Which spelling is correct? (a) acheive (b) achieve (c) acheeve (d) achive
- 16.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
- 17.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindness (c) kindnes (d) kindeness
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
- 19.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
- 20.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) danger (b) dangerous (c) dangerously (d) endanger
- 21.Which word is an adverb? (a) admire (b) admirably (c) admirable (d) admiration
- 22.Complete the analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___. (a) bridge (b) painting (c) statue (d) music
- 23.Which word is an adjective? (a) create (b) creative (c) creation (d) creatively
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
- 25.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) goat (d) cow
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) restaurent (b) restaurant (c) resturant (d) restaraunt
- 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) vegetable (b) vegitable (c) vegtable (d) vegetabel
- 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
- 30.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) small (d) loud
- 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) whisper (d) refuse
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) begin – start (d) shut – close
- 34.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
- 36.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) happy (c) fresh (d) loud
- 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) receive (b) Wednesday (c) parliament (d) achive
- 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
- 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) litter (c) fleet (d) flock
- 40.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) reside (d) inform
Answer key
- character
- glutton
- arrive
- escape
- coarse
- swarm
- not deep
- impossible
- players
- invent
- vegtable
- use again
- school
- temporary
- achieve
- hear
- kindness
- live
- botanist
- endanger
- admirably
- music
- creative
- quiet
- goat
- restaurant
- knows
- vegetable
- quite
- small
- cold – chilly
- refuse
- arrive – depart
- homophones
- foal
- tired
- achive
- no
- litter
- attempt
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