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 “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
- 2.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
- 3.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
- 5.What does the idiom “pull someone’s leg” mean? (a) hurt someone (b) help someone walk (c) trip someone (d) tease someone
- 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
- 7.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudest (b) loudly (c) louder (d) loudness
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
- 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
- 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 11.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
- 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
- 13.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driver (b) drives (c) drove (d) driving
- 14.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joiful (b) joyfel (c) joyful (d) joyfull
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) honest (d) permanent
- 16.Which spelling is correct? (a) calander (b) calender (c) calendar (d) calandar
- 17.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) ill – well (d) early – late
- 20.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) additionally (d) approximately
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
- 22.Choose the right form: Trees ___ the soil from washing away. (a) protectively (b) protective (c) protection (d) protect
- 23.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) succeed (b) success (c) successful (d) successfully
- 24.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunsiation (b) pronunciasion (c) pronounciation (d) pronunciation
- 25.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) teacher (b) book (c) pen (d) answer
- 26.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) endanger (b) danger (c) dangerously (d) dangerous
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) commitee (b) committee (c) comittee (d) committe
- 28.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beautifull (b) recommend (c) government (d) Wednesday
- 29.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) cub (d) foal
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) escape (b) stay (c) return (d) sleep
- 32.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 33.What does the idiom “keep an eye on” mean? (a) wear glasses (b) stare rudely (c) watch carefully (d) close one eye
- 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
- 35.Choose the right form: Painting helps children become more ___. (a) create (b) creative (c) creation (d) creatively
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 37.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) litter (b) pride (c) fleet (d) gang
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) wide (b) lazy (c) ancient (d) cruel
- 40.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) by fishing (b) very slowly (c) by any means (d) with help
Answer key
- small
- choir
- fare
- quick – fast
- tease someone
- fortnight
- loudly
- rich – wealthy
- pull
- dessert
- alter
- aquarium
- driver
- joyful
- permanent
- calendar
- biology
- float – sink
- ill – sick
- additionally
- above
- protect
- succeed
- pronunciation
- answer
- endanger
- committee
- beautifull
- companion
- cygnet
- escape
- knew
- watch carefully
- kid
- creative
- short
- sun
- gang
- cruel
- by any means
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