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 “slim”? (a) rich (b) fat (c) short (d) thin
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 4.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) run (b) crawl (c) fly (d) dig
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 6.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) crook (b) cook (c) look (d) book
- 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 8.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) governmant (b) government (c) goverment (d) govenment
- 10.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runner (c) runnar (d) runnor
- 11.The clown was so hilarious that the whole audience laughed. “Hilarious” means ___. (a) very sad (b) very funny (c) very tall (d) very scary
- 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) out (b) up (c) after (d) on
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) take care of (c) look later (d) look behind
- 15.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) definitly (b) defenitely (c) definitely (d) definately
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
- 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
- 20.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) busy (b) wealthy (c) clever (d) poor
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
- 22.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) uncle (c) emperor (d) prince
- 23.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
- 24.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) bees (d) grapes
- 25.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 26.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
- 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
- 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) illiterate
- 30.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) player (c) playful (d) played
- 31.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) successfully (b) success (c) successful (d) succeed
- 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
- 33.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
- 34.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homless (c) homelees (d) homeless
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) range (b) pride (c) swarm (d) flock
- 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) flock (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) up (b) in (c) off (d) out
- 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
- 39.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) calender (b) exaggerate (c) parliament (d) disappear
- 40.Which word is an adverb? (a) admire (b) admirable (c) admiration (d) admirably
Answer key
- thin
- big
- last
- fly
- re-
- crook
- use again
- traitor
- government
- runner
- very funny
- -ly
- out
- take care of
- some
- wise – foolish
- definitely
- summer
- florist
- wealthy
- dark
- emperor
- millennium
- ships
- male
- -er
- day
- job
- ambidextrous
- player
- succeed
- diary
- steel
- homeless
- range
- flock
- off
- advise
- calender
- admirably
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