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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
- 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) caracter (b) charecter (c) charactor (d) character
- 4.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
- 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) in (b) off (c) after (d) up
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
- 7.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) road (b) garden (c) roof (d) river
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) duckling (d) foal
- 9.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
- 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) polite (c) public (d) ancient
- 11.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) immediatley (b) imediately (c) immediately (d) immediatly
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rich – poor (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) paint (c) invent a story (d) tidy up
- 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) after (b) off (c) across (d) in
- 16.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) winning a game (b) going backwards (c) a new square shape (d) starting all over again
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) clever (c) cowardly (d) early
- 19.What does the idiom “kill two birds with one stone” mean? (a) do two jobs at once (b) throw stones (c) be very cruel (d) hunt birds
- 20.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) lady (b) bride (c) queen (d) aunt
- 21.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to students as doctor is to ___. (a) tickets (b) patients (c) books (d) farmers
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) humble (c) early (d) modern
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) go out (b) be careless (c) be careful (d) close your eyes
- 24.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) window (c) hero (d) journey
- 27.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 28.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
- 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) choir
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) for
- 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
- 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 35.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) judges
- 36.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) farmer (b) tailor (c) barber (d) photographer
- 37.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
- 38.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) niece
- 39.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) the top of a hill (b) a cold place (c) a melting ice block (d) only a small part
- 40.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) clean the garden (b) hit a plant (c) run very fast (d) avoid the main point
Answer key
- biology
- not lucky
- character
- not deep
- off
- above
- road
- duckling
- bear
- public
- tale
- immediately
- rich – wealthy
- invent a story
- in
- starting all over again
- big
- cowardly
- do two jobs at once
- lady
- patients
- humble
- be careful
- eminent
- breath
- hero
- unusual
- dairy
- far
- choir
- asleep
- for
- night
- use wrongly
- judges
- photographer
- zoologist
- niece
- only a small part
- avoid the main point
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