Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
- 4.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) carry upstairs (b) forget a child (c) raise a child (d) punish
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – brave (c) scared – afraid (d) in – out
- 6.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) winning a game (b) going backwards (c) starting all over again (d) a new square shape
- 7.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
- 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) tempreture (b) temperature (c) temprature (d) temperture
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) switch off (b) sit down (c) start a journey (d) finish a trip
- 11.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) princess (c) hostess (d) actress
- 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
- 13.Rohan was perplexed by the strange message and read it five times. “Perplexed” means ___. (a) angry (b) puzzled (c) sleepy (d) pleased
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
- 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) lift (b) throw (c) push (d) drop
- 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 19.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) lions (d) ships
- 20.Complete the analogy: Pilot is to plane as driver is to ___. (a) ship (b) kite (c) horse (d) car
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
- 22.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) however (d) approximately
- 23.Which word is a verb? (a) success (b) succeed (c) successful (d) successfully
- 24.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) box (b) bag (c) room (d) house
- 25.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
- 26.Complete the analogy: Hungry is to eat as tired is to ___. (a) dance (b) shout (c) rest (d) run
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) government (b) govenment (c) governmant (d) goverment
- 28.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) aunt (b) bride (c) wife (d) queen
- 29.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
- 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) tall (d) wet
- 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
- 32.What does the idiom “throw in the towel” mean? (a) clean up (b) give up (c) win easily (d) dry your hands
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) win – lose
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) achive (b) achieve (c) acheive (d) acheeve
- 35.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) arm (b) ear (c) hand (d) eye
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) big – small (d) fast – slow
- 37.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a hungry feeling (b) a happy dance (c) a nervous feeling (d) a stomach ache
- 38.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) brand new (b) very tall (c) very clean (d) falling apart
- 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
- 40.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) sing (b) rest (c) rush (d) eat
Answer key
- late
- un-
- carnivore
- raise a child
- scared – afraid
- starting all over again
- son
- preheat
- temperature
- start a journey
- heroine
- It's
- puzzled
- far
- -less
- lift
- not respect
- herd
- sheep
- car
- herd
- however
- succeed
- bag
- passed
- rest
- government
- bride
- dictionary
- polite
- cobbler
- give up
- mend – repair
- achieve
- eye
- big – large
- a nervous feeling
- falling apart
- lightening
- rush
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