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.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happiely (c) happily (d) happyly
- 2.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) cake (b) chalk (c) paper (d) bread
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
- 4.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) hero (c) waiter (d) actor
- 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) up
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 7.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 8.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) cloud (c) leaf (d) stone
- 9.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
- 10.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) stairs (d) lions
- 11.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) ten (b) six (c) four (d) eight
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) cow (c) sheep (d) hen
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
- 15.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) strong-smelling (b) sweet-smelling (c) pleasant (d) faint
- 16.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
- 17.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
- 18.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) Wednesday (b) separate (c) restaurant (d) priviledge
- 19.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) baker (c) bakar (d) bakor
- 20.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
- 21.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) poor (c) tall (d) kind
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
- 23.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) ill (c) proud (d) healthy
- 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) definitely (b) pronounciation (c) business (d) character
- 26.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
- 29.The tiny ant carried a load that was colossal compared to its body. “Colossal” means ___. (a) huge (b) soft (c) tiny (d) light
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) flock (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) help (d) buy
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
- 33.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
- 35.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) cowardly (b) early (c) clever (d) honest
- 37.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a fancy dress (b) good luck that looks bad (c) a secret prayer (d) a sad goodbye
- 38.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) safe (b) flat (c) dangerous (d) easy
- 39.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 40.Which word is a noun? (a) endanger (b) danger (c) dangerous (d) dangerously
Answer key
- happily
- cake
- big – large
- host
- up
- not fair
- cook before
- stone
- were
- stairs
- six
- re-
- lion
- out
- strong-smelling
- spectators
- pessimist
- priviledge
- baker
- -ly
- rich
- awake
- ill
- florist
- pronounciation
- require
- asleep
- victory – defeat
- huge
- flock
- end
- above
- sail
- fridge
- check again
- cowardly
- good luck that looks bad
- dangerous
- herd
- danger
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