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 “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) dispay (d) unpay
- 2.Complete the analogy: Cow is to calf as sheep is to ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
- 3.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
- 4.Zoya felt remorse after she shouted at her little brother. “Remorse” means ___. (a) pride (b) great joy (c) anger (d) sorrow for doing wrong
- 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) flock (b) herd (c) string (d) pride
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
- 7.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ants (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) journey (c) question (d) answer
- 9.Complete the analogy: Up is to down as in is to ___. (a) at (b) on (c) out (d) by
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) big – small (d) fast – slow
- 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
- 12.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) grapes (d) ships
- 13.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) written (b) writer (c) wrote (d) writing
- 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
- 15.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
- 16.Choose the right form: She is a ___ doctor in Pune. (a) succeed (b) successfully (c) successful (d) success
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
- 20.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) heroine
- 21.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) frog (c) deer (d) hen
- 22.Complete the analogy: Kitchen is to cook as bedroom is to ___. (a) bathe (b) swim (c) sleep (d) dig
- 23.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
- 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) kitten
- 25.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) grandfather
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
- 27.Complete the analogy: Wheel is to car as wing is to ___. (a) bus (b) plane (c) boat (d) train
- 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
- 29.Complete the idiom: Shouting at him will only add fuel to the ___. (a) fire (b) stove (c) car (d) lamp
- 30.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) success (b) succeed (c) successful (d) successfully
- 31.Which word means “without care”? (a) carefully (b) carer (c) careful (d) careless
- 32.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very happy (b) very angry (c) very tired (d) very hungry
- 33.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) excited (b) proud (c) quick (d) unwilling
- 34.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) keys (d) ships
- 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) off (b) down (c) after (d) up
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
- 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) cabinet
- 40.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaces (b) peaceful (c) peacefully (d) peacemaker
Answer key
- prepay
- lamb
- assist
- sorrow for doing wrong
- string
- wet
- ants
- defeat
- out
- big – large
- affect
- ships
- writer
- Raise
- than
- successful
- below
- re-
- quiet
- heroine
- deer
- sleep
- polyglot
- cub
- grandfather
- rich – wealthy
- plane
- sight
- fire
- succeed
- careless
- very happy
- unwilling
- lions
- un-
- down
- not happy
- homophones
- cabinet
- peaceful
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