Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 3.Choose the right form: My sister and I like ___ games. (a) difference (b) differently (c) different (d) differ
- 4.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
- 5.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) wear (b) postpone (c) arrive (d) agree
- 6.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) crook (b) cook (c) look (d) book
- 7.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) across (b) after (c) off (d) up
- 9.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) achieve (b) beginning (c) exaggarate (d) conscience
- 10.After the monsoon, the village had an ample supply of water. “Ample” means ___. (a) very little (b) dirty (c) salty (d) more than enough
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
- 12.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
- 13.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) speed (b) weight (c) distance (d) time
- 14.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) woman (c) aunt (d) queen
- 15.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) every night (b) very quickly (c) very rarely (d) at midnight
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 17.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
- 18.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 20.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) journey (c) profit (d) answer
- 22.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) in trouble (b) feeling warm (c) very busy (d) taking a bath
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) exaggerate (b) exagerate (c) exaggarate (d) exagarate
- 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
- 25.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
- 26.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beginning (b) restaurant (c) disappear (d) noticable
- 27.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) sweet (b) clear (c) cloudy and dark (d) very cold
- 28.Complete the analogy: Delhi is to India as Kathmandu is to ___. (a) Bhutan (b) Bangladesh (c) Nepal (d) Sri Lanka
- 29.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
- 30.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) sleepy (c) obedient (d) naughty
- 31.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) lions (d) wolves
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 33.Which word is a noun? (a) imagine (b) imaginatively (c) imagination (d) imaginative
- 34.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) very cold (b) completely wet (c) very tired (d) very late
- 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
- 36.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindnes (c) kindniss (d) kindeness
- 37.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) candle (b) lamp (c) oil (d) paper
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) come – go
- 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
- 40.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
Answer key
- float – sink
- dis-
- different
- device
- postpone
- crook
- off
- exaggarate
- more than enough
- rough – smooth
- break
- time
- woman
- very rarely
- slow
- lead
- place wrongly
- re-
- formerly
- profit
- in trouble
- exaggerate
- sufficient
- rise
- noticable
- cloudy and dark
- Nepal
- illegible
- naughty
- wolves
- play again
- imagination
- completely wet
- devise
- kindness
- oil
- mend – repair
- asleep
- unwilling
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