Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
- 2.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) in outer space (b) very far away (c) extremely happy (d) very tired
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
- 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
- 5.Complete the analogy: Two is to four as five is to ___. (a) nine (b) fifteen (c) six (d) ten
- 6.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) begin (d) stop
- 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) fawn
- 8.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) glad (c) tired (d) hungry
- 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) temporary (c) polite (d) ancient
- 10.Which spelling is correct? (a) receeve (b) receve (c) recieve (d) receive
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) window (c) answer (d) profit
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) question (c) roof (d) journey
- 13.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) description (b) descriptively (c) descriptive (d) describe
- 14.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) head (b) hands (c) shoes (d) stomach
- 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
- 16.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) animals are falling (b) a light shower (c) pets are fighting (d) raining very heavily
- 17.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
- 18.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helpful (c) helper (d) helping
- 19.Which word is a noun? (a) descriptively (b) descriptive (c) describe (d) description
- 20.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) look straight ahead (b) be afraid of (c) forget about (d) wait eagerly for
- 21.Which word is a noun? (a) persuasively (b) persuade (c) persuasive (d) persuasion
- 22.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) silk (b) milk (c) honey (d) eggs
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) shout (b) accept (c) borrow (d) decrease
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
- 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
- 26.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) too much to stand (b) very pleasant (c) very cool (d) very mild
- 27.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) candle (b) lamp (c) paper (d) oil
- 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 29.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) stare angrily (b) see clearly (c) agree fully (d) look closely
- 30.Which word is an adjective? (a) admire (b) admirably (c) admiration (d) admirable
- 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy
- 33.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) bees (c) sticks (d) lions
- 34.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) rich (b) kind (c) giving (d) selfish
- 35.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
- 36.The cake looked tempting, and we could not wait to eat it. “Tempting” means ___. (a) burnt (b) ugly (c) tiny (d) hard to resist
- 37.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) curious (b) lazy (c) angry (d) sleepy
- 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 39.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
- 40.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) numerous
Answer key
- include – exclude
- extremely happy
- dark
- cinema
- ten
- begin
- fawn
- glad
- temporary
- receive
- profit
- loss
- describe
- stomach
- history
- raining very heavily
- precedes
- helpless
- description
- wait eagerly for
- persuasion
- honey
- decrease
- begin – start
- quiet
- too much to stand
- oil
- unlucky
- agree fully
- admirable
- gift – present
- friend – pal
- sticks
- selfish
- -er
- hard to resist
- curious
- mis-
- assist
- numerous
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