Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 688 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) very funny (b) dull and gloomy (c) very short (d) exciting
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
3. 3.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
4. 4.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
6. 6.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) description (b) descriptive (c) descriptively (d) describe
7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
8. 8.The road was so congested that cars hardly moved for an hour. “Congested” means ___. (a) blocked with traffic (b) very smooth (c) newly built (d) very wide
9. 9.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
10. 10.Which word is an adjective? (a) beautiful (b) beautifully (c) beauty (d) beautify
11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) look like a parent (c) follow a road (d) take later
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
13. 13.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) study hard (b) tear books (c) throw books (d) buy books
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) flock (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
16. 16.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
17. 17.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) monkeys (c) grapes (d) bees
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) fly away (b) breathe (c) explode (d) sing
20. 20.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) sleepy (c) naughty (d) obedient
21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
22. 22.Which word is a verb? (a) dangerous (b) dangerously (c) endanger (d) danger
23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
24. 24.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
25. 25.Complete the analogy: Square is to four as triangle is to ___. (a) five (b) six (c) three (d) four
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) sharp
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) float (c) arrive (d) lend
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
30. 30.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
32. 32.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadely (c) sadley (d) sadly
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
34. 34.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) brother (c) nephew (d) uncle
35. 35.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
36. 36.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sea (b) sun (c) sky (d) moon
37. 37.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) plane (b) train (c) ship (d) bus
38. 38.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) cabinet (d) flock

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