Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
- 2.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
- 3.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
- 4.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) players
- 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) chick
- 6.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
- 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) off (b) up (c) across (d) after
- 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) doctor
- 9.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
- 10.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer
- 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
- 12.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) very short (b) simple and plain (c) very sad (d) grand and rich
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
- 14.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) feel cold (b) feel lucky (c) turn blue (d) feel sad
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) late (c) honest (d) superior
- 16.The cloth was translucent, letting some light pass through. “Translucent” means ___. (a) very thick (b) very heavy (c) letting light through (d) very dark
- 17.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) sleep (c) hear (d) run
- 18.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) reject (c) select (d) sleep
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look later (b) look behind (c) search for (d) take care of
- 20.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 21.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) choose (d) repair
- 22.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) box (b) hatchet (c) treasure (d) bone
- 23.The view from the hilltop was breathtaking; we stood and stared for ages. “Breathtaking” means ___. (a) amazingly beautiful (b) very dangerous (c) very ugly (d) very dull
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) cheap (c) honest (d) early
- 25.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
- 27.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) mice (b) rats (c) cows (d) cats
- 28.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) success (b) successful (c) successfully (d) succeed
- 29.After the rain, the garden looked lush and green. “Lush” means ___. (a) very dirty (b) thick and healthy (c) very small (d) dry and dead
- 30.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 31.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 32.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) cold (c) warm (d) dry
- 33.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautiful (b) beautifull (c) beautful (d) beautyful
- 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separete (b) height (c) conscience (d) guarantee
- 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) down
- 36.Complete the analogy: Butter is to milk as paper is to ___. (a) iron (b) plastic (c) wood (d) glass
- 37.Which spelling is correct? (a) exaggerate (b) exagarate (c) exaggarate (d) exagerate
- 38.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
- 39.What does the idiom “hold your horses” mean? (a) hurry up (b) wait, be patient (c) ride a horse (d) feed the horses
- 40.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) son
Answer key
- choose – select
- hen
- passed
- players
- cub
- conclude
- up
- doctor
- poet
- deer
- up
- grand and rich
- slow
- feel sad
- superior
- letting light through
- speak
- select
- take care of
- fill again
- repair
- hatchet
- amazingly beautiful
- cheap
- red
- girl
- cats
- succeed
- thick and healthy
- stair
- peace
- cold
- beautiful
- separete
- down
- wood
- exaggerate
- envelope
- wait, be patient
- uncle
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