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.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) on (b) up (c) off (d) out
- 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) troop
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) wait eagerly for (b) forget about (c) look straight ahead (d) be afraid of
- 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) off (b) out (c) in (d) up
- 5.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) rich (d) unhappy
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 7.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) approximately
- 8.Which word is an adjective? (a) imaginative (b) imagine (c) imagination (d) imaginatively
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) environment (b) environmant (c) enviroment (d) envirnment
- 10.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) agree after resisting (b) win (c) refuse (d) attack
- 12.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
- 14.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
- 15.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeward (b) homeless (c) homework (d) homely
- 16.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) dancer (c) danced (d) dances
- 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
- 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
- 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
- 22.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) library (b) beginning (c) conscience (d) mischievious
- 23.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) dancers (d) cows
- 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) believe (b) definitely (c) mischevous (d) recommend
- 26.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) soldiers (c) ships (d) keys
- 27.Complete the idiom: After the argument, Zoya gave her brother the cold ___. (a) foot (b) hand (c) water (d) shoulder
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) continue (b) sleep (c) leave (d) stop
- 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
- 30.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) rice (b) milk (c) beans (d) tea
- 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) at (b) for (c) to (d) on
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) inferior (c) early (d) ancient
- 34.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) feel very cold (b) break something cold (c) get very angry (d) start a friendly talk
- 35.What does the idiom “lend a hand” mean? (a) help someone (b) give a hand away (c) shake hands (d) borrow money
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) calandar (b) calander (c) calendar (d) calender
- 37.The cut on his knee was superficial, just a small scratch. “Superficial” means ___. (a) very deep (b) very old (c) not deep (d) very painful
- 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
- 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
- 40.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
Answer key
- out
- troop
- wait eagerly for
- off
- unhappy
- not agree
- subsequently
- imaginative
- environment
- -less
- agree after resisting
- personnel
- cold
- witch
- homeless
- dancer
- heel
- preheat
- re-
- shout – yell
- asleep
- mischievious
- dancers
- fortnight
- mischevous
- soldiers
- shoulder
- continue
- florist
- beans
- mis-
- to
- inferior
- start a friendly talk
- help someone
- calendar
- not deep
- deep – shallow
- accept
- hen
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