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.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) useless (b) harmful (c) very important (d) tasty
- 2.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) ships (c) cows (d) singers
- 3.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) attempt (d) purchase
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
- 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
- 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) flock (b) herd (c) pride (d) bundle
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) occasion (b) occassion (c) ocasion (d) ocassion
- 9.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) by any means (b) by fishing (c) very slowly (d) with help
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) majority (b) journey (c) roof (d) answer
- 12.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) thieves (d) grapes
- 13.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) eight (b) four (c) ten (d) six
- 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) brave (d) expensive
- 16.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 17.Our new neighbour seems amiable; she smiles and greets everyone. “Amiable” means ___. (a) friendly (b) angry (c) rude (d) sleepy
- 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) sharp (d) polite
- 20.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have none left (b) run outside (c) run very fast (d) have plenty
- 21.Complete the idiom: Rohan was over the ___ when he won the prize. (a) sun (b) stars (c) moon (d) hill
- 22.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) rice (b) beans (c) milk (d) tea
- 23.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) headmistress (d) hostess
- 24.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) kind (b) giving (c) selfish (d) rich
- 25.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) eggs (b) milk (c) silk (d) honey
- 26.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
- 27.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) error (d) residence
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
- 29.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) build up (c) start working (d) stop working
- 30.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) people (d) keys
- 31.Complete the analogy: Water is to thirst as food is to ___. (a) hunger (b) fear (c) sleep (d) cold
- 32.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 33.Choose the right form: Painting helps children become more ___. (a) creatively (b) create (c) creative (d) creation
- 34.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) river (c) present (d) shout
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) clever (c) cowardly (d) honest
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) beutiful (b) beautifull (c) beautiful (d) beatiful
- 37.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) long and boring (b) very loud (c) very exciting (d) short and funny
- 38.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) horse
- 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
- 40.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautify (b) beautiful (c) beauty (d) beautifully
Answer key
- very important
- singers
- attempt
- close
- moral
- big
- bundle
- occasion
- by any means
- begin – start
- majority
- thieves
- six
- agenda
- expensive
- deer
- friendly
- heat before
- sharp
- have none left
- moon
- beans
- headmistress
- selfish
- honey
- -ly
- bicycle
- swarm
- stop working
- people
- hunger
- mis-
- creative
- present
- cowardly
- beautiful
- long and boring
- horse
- sight
- beautifully
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