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.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) duck (d) ewe
- 2.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) ships (d) eggs
- 3.Complete the analogy: Chef is to kitchen as scientist is to ___. (a) court (b) library (c) stadium (d) laboratory
- 4.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) successful (b) succeed (c) success (d) successfully
- 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
- 6.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) beans (b) tea (c) milk (d) rice
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
- 8.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stand up (c) keep going (d) stop trying
- 9.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
- 10.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankfully (b) thankful (c) thanking (d) thankless
- 11.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 12.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) chalk (b) bread (c) cake (d) paper
- 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
- 14.The students were jubilant when their team won the trophy. “Jubilant” means ___. (a) full of fear (b) very tired (c) full of joy (d) very angry
- 15.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuade (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuasion
- 16.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) early (c) modern (d) minimum
- 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) observe (d) reside
- 19.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 20.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) easy (b) safe (c) dangerous (d) flat
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) across (b) after (c) away (d) in
- 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
- 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
- 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) pack (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) flock
- 25.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a rain shower (b) a very small amount (c) a sea journey (d) a big wave
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) take care of (b) find in a dictionary (c) feel sad (d) forget a word
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) rythm (b) rhytm (c) rhythm (d) rhythem
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) natural (d) brave
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 31.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyfully (c) joyful (d) enjoy
- 32.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) whisper softly (b) listen carefully (c) refuse to listen (d) lose hearing
- 33.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
- 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) proud (d) early
- 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
- 38.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) boast (b) share (c) hide (d) help
- 39.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
- 40.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
Answer key
- duck
- eggs
- laboratory
- succeed
- advise
- beans
- day
- stop trying
- ambidextrous
- thankful
- week
- cake
- joey
- full of joy
- persuasively
- sea
- minimum
- observe
- spell wrongly
- dangerous
- away
- aviary
- synonym
- pack
- a very small amount
- dark
- find in a dictionary
- rhythm
- natural
- rejoin
- joyful
- refuse to listen
- ships
- proud
- wonder
- short
- hot
- boast
- discover
- host
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