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 means the same as “wet”? (a) hot (b) damp (c) dry (d) loud
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
- 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) after (b) up (c) down (d) into
- 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) in
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) modern (d) early
- 6.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very excited (c) very tired (d) very proud
- 7.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) a cold place (b) only a small part (c) the top of a hill (d) a melting ice block
- 8.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) fresh (b) pleasant (c) sweet (d) strange
- 9.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) behind (c) under (d) beside
- 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) duckling (c) foal (d) kitten
- 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) cowardly (c) early (d) clever
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) feel sad (b) find in a dictionary (c) take care of (d) forget a word
- 15.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerless (b) powerfully (c) powered (d) powerful
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
- 17.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
- 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
- 20.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) dancers (c) keys (d) ships
- 21.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) purchase (d) conclude
- 22.The clown was so hilarious that the whole audience laughed. “Hilarious” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very sad (c) very tall (d) very scary
- 23.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
- 24.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 25.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) actor (d) host
- 26.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beauty (c) beautifully (d) beautiful
- 27.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) clean the garden (b) avoid the main point (c) hit a plant (d) run very fast
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
- 29.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) go to bed (b) go shopping (c) pack a bag (d) punch a bag
- 30.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfull (b) plaiful (c) playful (d) playfel
- 31.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) waste oil (b) light a lamp (c) cook at night (d) work late into the night
- 32.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
- 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) up
- 34.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) flock (b) herd (c) band (d) fleet
- 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 37.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) cook badly (b) tell a lie (c) tell a secret (d) waste food
- 38.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) queen (d) tigress
- 39.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) obedient (b) tall (c) quiet (d) mischievous
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
Answer key
- damp
- take
- after
- in
- smooth
- very tired
- only a small part
- strange
- under
- principal
- duckling
- judge before
- cowardly
- find in a dictionary
- powerful
- cheap – expensive
- elderly
- misbehave
- hot
- dancers
- discover
- very funny
- hospital
- lead wrongly
- host
- beautiful
- avoid the main point
- stop
- go to bed
- playful
- work late into the night
- affect
- up
- male
- band
- cook before
- tell a secret
- lioness
- mischievous
- awake
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