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.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
- 2.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
- 3.Choose the right form: Everyone looked at the dancer with ___. (a) admirably (b) admirable (c) admire (d) admiration
- 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 6.Which spelling is correct? (a) mischievious (b) mischevous (c) mischivous (d) mischievous
- 7.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) sailors (d) grapes
- 8.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) lion (c) bull (d) tiger
- 9.The patient’s condition was critical, so the doctors acted fast. “Critical” means ___. (a) very serious (b) very funny (c) very simple (d) very good
- 10.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) address (b) height (c) grammar (d) vegitable
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
- 12.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) sand (d) leaf
- 13.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 15.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
- 16.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
- 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
- 22.Which word is a verb? (a) persuasion (b) persuasive (c) persuade (d) persuasively
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
- 24.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) singer (c) sang (d) songs
- 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) across
- 26.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) distance (b) speed (c) weight (d) time
- 27.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
- 28.The cake looked tempting, and we could not wait to eat it. “Tempting” means ___. (a) tiny (b) burnt (c) hard to resist (d) ugly
- 29.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) reside (d) enquire
- 30.Which word is an adverb? (a) endanger (b) dangerously (c) dangerous (d) danger
- 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) in
- 32.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) follow a road (b) run behind (c) look like a parent (d) take later
- 33.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) hungry (c) rude (d) glad
- 34.Complete the analogy: Hen is to chick as frog is to ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) tadpole
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
- 37.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
- 39.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) mischievous (b) Wensday (c) height (d) receive
Answer key
- sleepwalker
- altar
- admiration
- donor
- re-
- mischievous
- sailors
- tiger
- very serious
- vegitable
- cheap – expensive
- stone
- fare
- un-
- hear
- -less
- mis-
- heel
- diary
- not usual
- day
- persuade
- float – sink
- singer
- off
- time
- wood
- hard to resist
- provide
- dangerously
- off
- look like a parent
- glad
- tadpole
- choose – select
- mend – repair
- immediately
- sell
- male
- Wensday
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