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.The thief was apprehended by the police and taken to the station. “Apprehended” means ___. (a) helped (b) freed (c) praised (d) caught
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) polite (b) smooth (c) modern (d) early
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) below – under
- 4.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) dry (d) cold
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) lend (c) float (d) arrive
- 6.Complete the analogy: Eye is to see as ear is to ___. (a) touch (b) smell (c) hear (d) taste
- 7.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admirably (b) admirable (c) admiration (d) admire
- 8.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) keys (c) ships (d) cows
- 9.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 10.Choose the right form: She is a ___ doctor in Pune. (a) successfully (b) success (c) succeed (d) successful
- 11.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
- 12.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sleep (d) crawl
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) reccommend (b) recomend (c) recommend (d) reccomend
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
- 15.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) ear (b) arm (c) eye (d) hand
- 16.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) loud (b) kind (c) busy (d) lazy
- 17.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
- 18.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
- 19.The obstinate goat refused to move, however hard we pulled. “Obstinate” means ___. (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) stubborn (d) friendly
- 20.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) bull (d) ram
- 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
- 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pride (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pod
- 24.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at 11 o'clock (b) very early (c) every hour (d) at the last moment
- 25.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 26.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) require
- 27.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) fortunate
- 28.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very fresh (b) very hot (c) very cold (d) very wet
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) find by chance (b) wait for (c) take care of (d) search for
- 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) lamb
- 33.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) quick (c) cold (d) dry
- 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) Wednesday (b) February (c) ocassion (d) government
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
- 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
- 38.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ly
- 39.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) duchess
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
Answer key
- caught
- smooth
- wise – foolish
- wet
- float
- hear
- admirable
- musicians
- herd
- successful
- pedestrian
- jump
- recommend
- include – exclude
- eye
- kind
- except
- cat
- stubborn
- ram
- before
- take
- pod
- at the last moment
- hear wrongly
- require
- elderly
- very cold
- empty
- top
- search for
- lamb
- cold
- ocassion
- swarm
- pull
- choose – select
- -er
- duchess
- quick – fast
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