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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) majority (c) journey (d) roof
- 3.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) liberary (b) interrupt (c) vegetable (d) beginning
- 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
- 5.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) start (c) choose (d) finish
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) grapes (c) cows (d) lions
- 8.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) bitten by a dog (b) careful after a bad time (c) very shy (d) brave again
- 9.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) late (c) ancient (d) present
- 12.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
- 13.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
- 15.The village was serene, with only the sound of birds. “Serene” means ___. (a) dirty (b) crowded (c) noisy (d) calm and peaceful
- 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) flock
- 17.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) tell a lie (b) cook badly (c) tell a secret (d) waste food
- 18.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) train (b) ship (c) bus (d) plane
- 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
- 20.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 21.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
- 22.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
- 23.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) demonstrate
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) push – pull
- 25.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) ships (d) cows
- 26.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 27.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
- 28.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) describe (b) descriptive (c) description (d) descriptively
- 29.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
- 30.Which word is a noun? (a) persuasively (b) persuasive (c) persuade (d) persuasion
- 31.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
- 32.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a stomach ache (b) a happy dance (c) a nervous feeling (d) a hungry feeling
- 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
- 34.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) commence
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) begin – start
- 36.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 37.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) under
- 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) roof (d) victory
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
- 40.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
Answer key
- rich – wealthy
- majority
- liberary
- inform
- start
- dis-
- sailors
- careful after a bad time
- rejoin
- float – sink
- present
- discover
- unkind
- quick – fast
- calm and peaceful
- flock
- tell a secret
- ship
- accept
- pay before
- our
- -less
- demonstrate
- shout – yell
- singers
- judge before
- -er
- describe
- fish
- persuasion
- edible
- a nervous feeling
- pilot
- assist
- arrive – depart
- steel
- under
- answer
- brave – cowardly
- sea
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