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 word means the same as “clever”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tired (d) smart
- 2.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runner (b) runnar (c) runnor (d) runer
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
- 4.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
- 5.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) character (b) accommodation (c) vegetable (d) forein
- 6.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
- 7.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
- 8.Which word is a verb? (a) destroy (b) destructively (c) destructive (d) destruction
- 9.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -ness
- 10.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) river (b) road (c) garden (d) roof
- 11.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) geese (c) cows (d) keys
- 12.What does the idiom “add fuel to the fire” mean? (a) fill a car (b) make things worse (c) cook food (d) put out a fire
- 13.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) monkeys (d) grapes
- 14.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
- 15.Complete the analogy: Week is to day as year is to ___. (a) century (b) month (c) era (d) decade
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) mischievous (b) address (c) saparate (d) excellent
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) reccommend (b) reccomend (c) recomend (d) recommend
- 18.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 19.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) begin (c) repair (d) laugh
- 20.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
- 21.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) invent (b) inventively (c) inventive (d) invention
- 22.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
- 23.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) fish (d) ships
- 24.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) dry (c) warm (d) cold
- 25.Which word is an adjective? (a) attract (b) attractively (c) attraction (d) attractive
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) mend – break (d) win – lose
- 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
- 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
- 30.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
- 31.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) guarantee (b) calendar (c) acheive (d) restaurant
- 32.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) be friendly (b) fight (c) get angry (d) get lost
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
- 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
- 36.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cat (d) cow
- 37.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
- 38.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 40.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
Answer key
- smart
- runner
- dark
- bare
- forein
- expert
- -er
- destroy
- -ness
- road
- geese
- make things worse
- monkeys
- host
- month
- saparate
- recommend
- deer
- begin
- pair
- invention
- beginner
- fish
- cold
- attractive
- mend – repair
- altar
- hard
- begin – start
- dear
- acheive
- be friendly
- poor
- not allow
- late
- cat
- residence
- to
- not tidy
- -ly
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