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 “afraid”? (a) scared (b) lazy (c) tired (d) proud
- 2.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) goose
- 3.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
- 4.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyful (b) enjoy (c) joyless (d) joyfully
- 5.The street vendor’s samosas were delectable, so we ordered more. “Delectable” means ___. (a) cold (b) delicious (c) burnt (d) tasteless
- 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) pack (b) flock (c) fleet (d) herd
- 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
- 8.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) rich (d) quiet
- 9.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
- 11.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
- 12.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) in (b) away (c) across (d) after
- 14.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
- 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
- 16.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 18.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 19.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) wife (c) niece (d) aunt
- 20.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word is a noun? (a) persuasive (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasion
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
- 24.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 25.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) pen (b) stethoscope (c) brush (d) saw
- 26.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeful (c) hopeless (d) hoping
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
- 28.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
- 29.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) cinema
- 30.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) hide (b) share (c) help (d) boast
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) recieve (b) receive (c) receeve (d) receve
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 33.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) pen (b) spade (c) needle (d) saw
- 34.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) lion (c) horse (d) bull
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
- 36.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happieness (c) happiness (d) happines
- 37.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
- 38.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) continue (b) lift up (c) stop (d) carry a bag
- 39.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) plate (b) book (c) spoon (d) brush
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
Answer key
- scared
- goose
- principle
- joyful
- delicious
- pack
- quiet
- quiet
- bees
- dirty
- illegal
- -ful
- away
- -ness
- -less
- disloyal
- adapt
- cloth
- daughter
- glutton
- mis-
- persuasion
- cold – chilly
- whole
- saw
- hopeful
- brave – cowardly
- meet
- cinema
- boast
- receive
- join again
- pen
- horse
- sad
- happiness
- volunteer
- continue
- brush
- unlucky
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