Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) girl (d) queen
- 2.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) inform (d) reside
- 3.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) tomorrow (b) character (c) guarentee (d) restaurant
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
- 5.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) dance well (b) accept the punishment (c) enjoy a song (d) sing on stage
- 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
- 8.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) lose a form (b) tear a form (c) post a form (d) complete a form
- 10.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
- 11.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) king (c) horse (d) lion
- 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
- 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) gaggle (d) fleet
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) sit down (b) lie down (c) go to sleep (d) rise from bed
- 15.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) hero (d) host
- 16.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
- 17.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) brother (d) son
- 18.Complete the analogy: Morning is to breakfast as night is to ___. (a) lunch (b) tiffin (c) dinner (d) breakfast
- 19.Complete the analogy: Duck is to quack as cow is to ___. (a) moo (b) roar (c) bark (d) hiss
- 20.The sky grew ominous as dark clouds gathered before the storm. “Ominous” means ___. (a) warning of danger (b) very beautiful (c) bright and clear (d) very quiet
- 21.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) restaurent (b) disappear (c) guarantee (d) independent
- 22.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) repair (d) stop
- 23.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) address (b) rhythm (c) defenitely (d) guarantee
- 24.Complete the analogy: Rose is to flower as mango is to ___. (a) spice (b) drink (c) fruit (d) vegetable
- 25.Which spelling is correct? (a) mischevous (b) mischievous (c) mischievious (d) mischivous
- 26.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) inform
- 27.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 29.Which word is a noun? (a) attractively (b) attract (c) attractive (d) attraction
- 30.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helper (b) helpfully (c) helpless (d) helpful
- 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) repay
- 32.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
- 34.The empty house looked eerie at night, with creaking doors. “Eerie” means ___. (a) bright and cheerful (b) very warm (c) very clean (d) strange and scary
- 35.Which word is an adverb? (a) admirable (b) admiration (c) admirably (d) admire
- 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
- 37.Complete the analogy: Glove is to hand as sock is to ___. (a) foot (b) neck (c) arm (d) head
- 38.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sheep (c) lions (d) keys
- 39.Which word is a noun? (a) decisive (b) decisively (c) decide (d) decision
- 40.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very salty (c) very thick (d) very hot
Answer key
- girl
- require
- guarentee
- cheap – expensive
- accept the punishment
- audible
- choose – select
- personnel
- complete a form
- tail
- horse
- chick
- gaggle
- rise from bed
- actor
- -ful
- nephew
- dinner
- moo
- warning of danger
- restaurent
- begin
- defenitely
- fruit
- mischievous
- purchase
- unbreakable
- clutch
- attraction
- helpful
- prepay
- hospital
- say sorry
- strange and scary
- admirably
- money
- foot
- sheep
- decision
- very hot
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