Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
- 2.What does the idiom “out of the blue” mean? (a) very sad (b) from the sky (c) suddenly, unexpectedly (d) from the sea
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
- 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 6.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
- 7.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) brave (b) permanent (c) honest (d) modern
- 9.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyfully (c) enjoy (d) joyful
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) wet (c) modern (d) angry
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careful (b) go out (c) be careless (d) close your eyes
- 13.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) honey (b) eggs (c) wool (d) silk
- 14.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 15.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admiration (b) admirable (c) admirably (d) admire
- 16.Complete the analogy: Day is to night as summer is to ___. (a) winter (b) sunny (c) spring (d) monsoon
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) old – new
- 18.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
- 19.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) noticable (b) occasion (c) foreign (d) disappear
- 20.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) rhythem (b) calendar (c) library (d) government
- 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) give (d) live
- 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
- 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
- 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommodation (b) parliament (c) library (d) embaress
- 26.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) parliament (b) especially (c) achieve (d) seperate
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) flock (b) herd (c) string (d) pride
- 28.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) previous
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
- 31.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farmland (c) farmer (d) farming
- 32.Which word is a verb? (a) protective (b) protect (c) protectively (d) protection
- 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
- 34.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) tea (b) rice (c) beans (d) milk
- 35.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painfully (b) painful (c) painless (d) painter
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
- 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
- 38.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
- 39.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) king (d) nephew
- 40.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
Answer key
- borrow – lend
- suddenly, unexpectedly
- hard
- weight
- pre-
- occupation
- son
- permanent
- joyful
- ill – sick
- modern
- be careful
- eggs
- mishear
- admirable
- winter
- shy – timid
- dog
- noticable
- rhythem
- give
- ancient – modern
- last
- ask
- embaress
- seperate
- string
- substantial
- young
- float – sink
- farmer
- protect
- herd
- beans
- painful
- gift – present
- apiary
- assist
- prince
- however
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