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 prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
- 3.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) empty (d) large
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 5.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) business (c) address (d) rhytm
- 6.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) stone (b) stick (c) cup (d) straw
- 7.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
- 8.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protect (b) protection (c) protectively (d) protective
- 9.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) hen (d) horse
- 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pride (d) flock
- 11.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
- 13.Dad was furious when someone dented his new car. “Furious” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very tired (c) very calm (d) very happy
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) flock
- 15.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
- 16.Which word is a noun? (a) protection (b) protect (c) protective (d) protectively
- 17.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) fresh (b) quick (c) rich (d) weary
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
- 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 21.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run outside (b) have none left (c) run very fast (d) have plenty
- 22.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) under (c) behind (d) above
- 23.Which word is a noun? (a) description (b) describe (c) descriptive (d) descriptively
- 24.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) short and funny (b) very loud (c) long and boring (d) very exciting
- 25.Which spelling is correct? (a) recieve (b) receeve (c) receive (d) receve
- 26.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) February (b) liberary (c) government (d) grammar
- 27.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) cry loudly (b) be very hungry (c) worry about the past (d) waste milk
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) wait eagerly for (b) be afraid of (c) forget about (d) look straight ahead
- 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
- 30.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) ships (c) grapes (d) keys
- 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
- 33.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) shout (c) sit (d) eat
- 34.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 35.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) river (b) track (c) sea (d) sky
- 36.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) conductor
- 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) neccessary (b) believe (c) mischievous (d) accommodation
- 38.The crowd at the stadium was boisterous, shouting and cheering loudly. “Boisterous” means ___. (a) sad (b) noisy and lively (c) sleepy (d) quiet and calm
- 39.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very large (b) very near (c) far away (d) very busy
- 40.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) brave again (b) very shy (c) bitten by a dog (d) careful after a bad time
Answer key
- un-
- outside
- large
- not tidy
- rhytm
- straw
- eminent
- protection
- cow
- pride
- -er
- big – large
- very angry
- fleet
- stationary
- protection
- weary
- fleet
- full
- read wrongly
- have none left
- under
- description
- long and boring
- receive
- liberary
- worry about the past
- wait eagerly for
- borrow – lend
- people
- cheap – expensive
- ill – sick
- shout
- not safe
- track
- pilot
- neccessary
- noisy and lively
- far away
- careful after a bad time
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