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 spelling is correct? (a) foreighn (b) foreign (c) foriegn (d) forein
- 2.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
- 3.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painful (c) painfully (d) painless
- 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) fleet
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 8.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) a new square shape (b) winning a game (c) going backwards (d) starting all over again
- 9.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
- 10.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) tadpole (d) cub
- 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
- 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) phone (d) bike
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) choose – select (c) laugh – cry (d) give – take
- 15.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very excited (c) very proud (d) very angry
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
- 17.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) independent (b) vegtable (c) tomorrow (d) occasion
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
- 19.Complete the analogy: Judge is to court as actor is to ___. (a) farm (b) kitchen (c) field (d) stage
- 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
- 21.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a fancy dress (b) a secret prayer (c) a sad goodbye (d) good luck that looks bad
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
- 26.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) not take a side (b) fall down (c) rest outside (d) fix a fence
- 27.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
- 29.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) go to bed (b) go shopping (c) pack a bag (d) punch a bag
- 30.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pod (c) swarm (d) pride
- 32.Which spelling is correct? (a) parliament (b) parliamant (c) parliment (d) parlament
- 33.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) edible
- 34.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
- 35.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) very tall (b) brand new (c) very clean (d) falling apart
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) quiet – silent
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) up – down
- 38.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) angry (b) lazy (c) curious (d) sleepy
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
- 40.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) faint (b) sweet-smelling (c) pleasant (d) strong-smelling
Answer key
- foreign
- they're
- painful
- swarm
- not respect
- re-
- small
- starting all over again
- orchard
- -ly
- tadpole
- calf
- doctor
- choose – select
- very tired
- out
- vegtable
- night
- stage
- so
- good luck that looks bad
- stop
- slow
- un-
- near
- not take a side
- pilot
- herd
- go to bed
- dying
- pod
- parliament
- fragile
- blew
- falling apart
- rough – smooth
- stone – rock
- curious
- friend
- strong-smelling
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