Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
- 2.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very old (c) very small (d) very tall
- 3.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) very slowly (b) by fishing (c) by any means (d) with help
- 4.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) inform (d) reside
- 5.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) permit
- 6.Complete the analogy: Kitchen is to cook as bedroom is to ___. (a) bathe (b) dig (c) swim (d) sleep
- 7.Which word is an adjective? (a) simplify (b) simply (c) simplicity (d) simple
- 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
- 9.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmor (b) swimmer (c) swimmar (d) swimer
- 10.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) proud (b) unwilling (c) excited (d) quick
- 11.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
- 12.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 13.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) go to bed (b) stand up (c) stop sleeping (d) dream
- 15.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
- 16.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) inform
- 17.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) hard (c) easy (d) early
- 18.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
- 19.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) wife
- 20.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 21.The children were rowdy on the bus, shouting and jumping on the seats. “Rowdy” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) noisy and rough (c) sad (d) quiet and polite
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 23.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) tiger
- 24.The stray dog looked emaciated; we could see its ribs. “Emaciated” means ___. (a) very fierce (b) very thin (c) very fat (d) very happy
- 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) test (d) bike
- 26.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) slow and heavy (b) sleepy (c) noisy (d) quick and light
- 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) kid
- 28.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sticks (c) bees (d) sailors
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) gaggle (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 30.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
- 31.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) previously
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) dishonest (c) brave (d) polite
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
- 34.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) impossible
- 35.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
- 36.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) examination (d) error
- 37.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
- 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) choir (d) herd
- 39.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) cold (b) warm (c) dry (d) quick
- 40.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
Answer key
- win
- very old
- by any means
- purchase
- permit
- sleep
- simple
- blue
- swimmer
- unwilling
- road
- peace
- -ful
- stop sleeping
- homophones
- require
- hard
- zoologist
- sister
- misuse
- noisy and rough
- un-
- lion
- very thin
- test
- quick and light
- kid
- sticks
- gaggle
- orchard
- therefore
- dishonest
- full
- impossible
- previously
- examination
- edible
- choir
- cold
- later
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