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.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) lion (d) sheep
- 2.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadly (c) sadley (d) sadely
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 4.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) old – new
- 6.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) pen (b) needle (c) spade (d) saw
- 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) crowd (b) litter (c) fleet (d) pride
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) colony
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
- 11.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very easy (b) very sweet (c) very tasty (d) very small
- 12.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
- 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
- 14.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
- 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) envirnment (b) necessary (c) separate (d) mischievous
- 17.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) people
- 18.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) mother
- 19.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 20.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a red fruit (b) a greedy person (c) a dearly loved person (d) an eye problem
- 21.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
- 22.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
- 24.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) school (b) court (c) farm (d) ship
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) business (b) committee (c) gramar (d) conscience
- 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) calf (d) lamb
- 27.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) waitress (d) actress
- 28.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) break (b) start ringing (c) fall asleep (d) stop ringing
- 32.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) follow a road (c) take later (d) look like a parent
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) get (d) live
- 34.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) tall (d) rich
- 35.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) talk (c) eat (d) listen
- 36.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
- 37.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) four (b) ten (c) six (d) eight
- 38.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helpless (c) helpful (d) helper
- 39.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) milk (b) rice (c) tea (d) beans
- 40.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admirably (b) admiration (c) admirable (d) admire
Answer key
- lion
- sadly
- mis-
- discover
- scared – afraid
- pen
- crowd
- hot
- colony
- dark
- very easy
- aunt
- generous – selfish
- pair
- adapt
- envirnment
- people
- mother
- not lucky
- a dearly loved person
- dear
- stair
- last
- ship
- gramar
- cub
- hostess
- spell wrongly
- slow
- not clear
- start ringing
- look like a parent
- get
- rich
- talk
- sun
- six
- helpless
- beans
- admirable
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder