Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 609 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) lose by chance (b) find by chance (c) cross a road (d) come back
2. 2.The cut on his knee was superficial, just a small scratch. “Superficial” means ___. (a) very deep (b) very old (c) very painful (d) not deep
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) flock (b) swarm (c) herd (d) bench
4. 4.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) animals are falling (b) pets are fighting (c) raining very heavily (d) a light shower
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
6. 6.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
7. 7.Complete the analogy: Pilot is to plane as driver is to ___. (a) car (b) kite (c) ship (d) horse
8. 8.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) keys (d) people
9. 9.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) plate (b) brush (c) book (d) spoon
10. 10.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliament (b) parlament (c) parliment (d) parliamant
11. 11.Which word is an adverb? (a) simplicity (b) simplify (c) simply (d) simple
12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
13. 13.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
14. 14.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
15. 15.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
16. 16.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decision (b) decisively (c) decisive (d) decide
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
18. 18.Complete the analogy: Letter is to word as word is to ___. (a) alphabet (b) pencil (c) sentence (d) letter
19. 19.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) rush (c) sing (d) rest
20. 20.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodness (b) better (c) goods (d) goodly
21. 21.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
22. 22.Complete the analogy: Hour is to clock as date is to ___. (a) map (b) watch (c) calendar (d) ruler
23. 23.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
24. 24.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) especially (b) environment (c) occasion (d) beutiful
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) sink (c) lend (d) praise
26. 26.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
27. 27.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) harmful (b) very important (c) tasty (d) useless
28. 28.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) avoid the main point (b) clean the garden (c) hit a plant (d) run very fast
29. 29.The baby’s cries were incessant; she did not stop for an hour. “Incessant” means ___. (a) soft (b) happy (c) short (d) non-stop
30. 30.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
31. 31.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) wet (c) difficult (d) kind
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
33. 33.Complete the analogy: Glove is to hand as sock is to ___. (a) neck (b) head (c) foot (d) arm
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
35. 35.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) timid (b) rich (c) quick (d) bold
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
37. 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommodation (b) disappear (c) exagerate (d) height
38. 38.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) safe (b) flat (c) dangerous (d) easy
39. 39.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) court (b) farm (c) school (d) ship
40. 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommodation (b) schedule (c) mischevous (d) pronunciation

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