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 is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
- 2.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) lose (b) hide (c) discover (d) go outside
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) receeve (b) receive (c) recieve (d) receve
- 4.What does the idiom “throw in the towel” mean? (a) win easily (b) clean up (c) give up (d) dry your hands
- 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) after (b) across (c) in (d) off
- 6.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) tired (c) lazy (d) proud
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) journey (c) victory (d) minority
- 9.Which word is a verb? (a) purify (b) purity (c) pure (d) purely
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wash (b) buy (c) wear (d) remove clothes
- 11.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) short (b) thin (c) warm (d) big
- 12.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) musicians (c) ships (d) keys
- 13.Complete the analogy: Bird is to feathers as fish is to ___. (a) hair (b) fur (c) wool (d) scales
- 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
- 15.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) beside (b) below (c) above (d) behind
- 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
- 17.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) big fuss over little (b) bad weather (c) a broken cup (d) spilt tea
- 18.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) very short (b) exciting (c) dull and gloomy (d) very funny
- 19.The cloth was translucent, letting some light pass through. “Translucent” means ___. (a) very dark (b) very heavy (c) letting light through (d) very thick
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – well
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pod (b) swarm (c) pride (d) bunch
- 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) colony (c) herd (d) fleet
- 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
- 26.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) lions (c) grapes (d) cows
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) attack (c) refuse (d) agree after resisting
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) keep going (b) stand up (c) stop trying (d) give a gift
- 29.After the long walk, Rohan was so famished that he ate four chapatis. “Famished” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very sleepy (c) very hungry (d) very proud
- 30.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) bees (d) whales
- 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 32.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hopeless (c) hopeful (d) hoping
- 33.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to teach as singer is to ___. (a) dance (b) paint (c) sing (d) cook
- 34.Which word is an adjective? (a) differently (b) different (c) differ (d) difference
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
- 36.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) careless (c) carefully (d) carer
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) across (b) up (c) in (d) after
- 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
- 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
Answer key
- near
- discover
- receive
- give up
- in
- scared
- shy – timid
- minority
- purify
- remove clothes
- short
- musicians
- scales
- tell
- below
- apiary
- big fuss over little
- dull and gloomy
- letting light through
- ill – sick
- pod
- colony
- orchard
- un-
- leave
- stairs
- agree after resisting
- stop trying
- very hungry
- whales
- mis-
- hopeless
- sing
- different
- arrive – depart
- careless
- in
- unclear
- say sorry
- conscious
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