Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.The patient’s condition was critical, so the doctors acted fast. “Critical” means ___. (a) very good (b) very simple (c) very funny (d) very serious
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
- 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
- 4.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) below – under
- 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
- 7.Complete the analogy: Hen is to chick as frog is to ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
- 8.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
- 11.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
- 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
- 15.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) timid (c) rich (d) quick
- 16.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) kind (c) rich (d) poor
- 17.Complete the analogy: Eye is to see as ear is to ___. (a) touch (b) smell (c) hear (d) taste
- 18.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) frequently
- 19.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 20.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) temperature (b) Febuary (c) schedule (d) committee
- 21.Which spelling is correct? (a) heighth (b) hieght (c) height (d) heigth
- 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
- 23.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) discover
- 24.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
- 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
- 26.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 27.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) wolves (d) ships
- 28.Complete the analogy: Lion is to roar as dog is to ___. (a) bark (b) hiss (c) neigh (d) moo
- 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
- 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) full – empty (c) ill – well (d) early – late
- 34.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
- 35.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
- 36.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) queen (d) princess
- 37.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 38.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopefull (b) hopful (c) hopeful (d) hoapful
- 39.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
- 40.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
Answer key
- very serious
- scared – afraid
- heel
- there
- wise – foolish
- cheap – expensive
- tadpole
- pessimist
- dis-
- heavy
- meat
- slow
- quiet
- orchard
- timid
- rich
- hear
- previously
- clothes
- Febuary
- height
- hot
- discover
- Besides
- often
- knew
- wolves
- bark
- old
- deep – shallow
- unusual
- choose – select
- ill – sick
- dear
- hour
- queen
- heat before
- hopeful
- edible
- not continue
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