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.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) litter (b) fleet (c) pride (d) crowd
- 2.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
- 3.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) never (b) in summer (c) very soon (d) every morning
- 4.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) refuse to listen (b) lose hearing (c) listen carefully (d) whisper softly
- 5.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
- 6.Complete the analogy: Mother is to daughter as father is to ___. (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) nephew
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
- 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) swarm (c) brood (d) fleet
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
- 12.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
- 13.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) colleagues (c) adults (d) children
- 14.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) horse (d) hen
- 15.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) turn around (b) arrive (c) leave (d) go to sleep
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) flock (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 19.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) calendar (b) resturant (c) pronunciation (d) February
- 20.Complete the idiom: Aditya felt like a fish out of ___ at the new school. (a) air (b) sand (c) water (d) milk
- 21.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very old (c) very small (d) very tall
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) window (c) journey (d) sunrise
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) ancient (b) quiet (c) wide (d) rich
- 24.The view from the hilltop was breathtaking; we stood and stared for ages. “Breathtaking” means ___. (a) very ugly (b) very dangerous (c) very dull (d) amazingly beautiful
- 25.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) thin (c) fat (d) short
- 26.Which word is a noun? (a) admirable (b) admirably (c) admire (d) admiration
- 27.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
- 28.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) foot (b) head (c) hand (d) leg
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
- 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) early (c) wide (d) modern
- 31.There was a brief power cut that lasted only a minute. “Brief” means ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) dark (d) long
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) address (b) committee (c) grammar (d) acommodation
- 33.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
- 34.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoped (c) hoping (d) hopeful
- 35.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very hungry (c) very happy (d) very tired
- 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) phone (c) house (d) bike
- 37.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
- 38.Choose the right form: Kashmir is famous for its natural ___. (a) beauty (b) beautifully (c) beautiful (d) beautify
- 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) down (b) after (c) up (d) off
- 40.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeful (c) hopeless (d) hoping
Answer key
- crowd
- pilot
- never
- refuse to listen
- new
- son
- re-
- short
- brood
- last
- stand
- plane
- children
- cow
- not allow
- brave – cowardly
- arrive
- flock
- resturant
- water
- very old
- sunrise
- ancient
- amazingly beautiful
- thin
- admiration
- buy
- hand
- dirty
- kind
- short
- acommodation
- depart
- hopeless
- very happy
- house
- break
- beauty
- up
- hopeful
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