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: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
- 2.The students were jubilant when their team won the trophy. “Jubilant” means ___. (a) full of joy (b) full of fear (c) very angry (d) very tired
- 3.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very hot (c) very fresh (d) very wet
- 4.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) bag (b) ball (c) book (d) towel
- 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) help (c) buy (d) need
- 6.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
- 7.What does the idiom “a drop in the ocean” mean? (a) a rain shower (b) a very small amount (c) a big wave (d) a sea journey
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) mischivous (b) mischievious (c) mischievous (d) mischevous
- 9.Complete the analogy: Bird is to nest as bee is to ___. (a) hive (b) kennel (c) stable (d) den
- 10.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakar (c) bakor (d) baker
- 11.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) believe (b) librery (c) independent (d) pronunciation
- 12.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) huge (b) little (c) tall (d) wide
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go on (b) buy a light (c) break a light (d) make a light go out
- 14.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) sadnes (c) saddness (d) sadness
- 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
- 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
- 17.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) arm (b) leg (c) ear (d) hair
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
- 19.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) go shopping (b) free a pet (c) tell a lie (d) tell a secret
- 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) bunch
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
- 23.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) son
- 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) retell
- 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) big – small
- 27.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
- 28.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
- 30.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
- 31.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) rich (c) quick (d) fresh
- 32.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kinder (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kindest
- 33.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
- 34.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) sit (b) shout (c) whisper (d) eat
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) old – new
- 36.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 37.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 38.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
- 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) push – pull (d) day – night
- 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) quiet – silent
Answer key
- foal
- full of joy
- very cold
- towel
- go down
- woman
- a very small amount
- mischievous
- hive
- baker
- librery
- little
- make a light go out
- sadness
- up
- personal
- leg
- in
- tell a secret
- doctor
- bunch
- far
- uncle
- retell
- night
- big – large
- frequently
- tourist
- hot
- pair
- weary
- kindly
- loose
- shout
- shy – timid
- Would
- reopen
- male
- friend – pal
- rough – smooth
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