Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) angry (c) rich (d) hungry
- 2.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very wet (b) very hot (c) very cold (d) very fresh
- 3.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) honest and open (b) sleepy (c) secret (d) false
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) clever – smart
- 5.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imagination (b) imaginatively (c) imaginative (d) imagine
- 6.The weather was so balmy that we had our picnic outdoors. “Balmy” means ___. (a) freezing cold (b) very windy (c) very stormy (d) pleasantly warm
- 7.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasion (b) persuasive (c) persuasively (d) persuade
- 8.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
- 9.Choose the right form: The storm caused great ___ in the village. (a) destructively (b) destroy (c) destructive (d) destruction
- 10.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) giving (b) selfish (c) kind (d) rich
- 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
- 12.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) reside (d) assist
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) across
- 14.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ant
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
- 16.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) lazy (c) proud (d) tired
- 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) off (b) out (c) across (d) after
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
- 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
- 20.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
- 21.Which word is an adjective? (a) admirably (b) admirable (c) admiration (d) admire
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
- 23.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) ears (b) hands (c) feet (d) eyes
- 24.Which spelling is correct? (a) beginnig (b) beggining (c) beginning (d) begining
- 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
- 26.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
- 27.The fruit seller was courteous and thanked every customer. “Courteous” means ___. (a) lazy (b) polite (c) rude (d) slow
- 28.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) descriptively (b) descriptive (c) describe (d) description
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) artificial (c) modern (d) polite
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
- 31.The crowd at the stadium was boisterous, shouting and cheering loudly. “Boisterous” means ___. (a) sad (b) quiet and calm (c) sleepy (d) noisy and lively
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
- 33.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happyly (c) happly (d) happiely
- 34.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 35.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) fish (d) cows
- 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
- 37.Complete the analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___. (a) statue (b) music (c) painting (d) bridge
- 38.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
- 39.Which word is a verb? (a) endanger (b) dangerous (c) danger (d) dangerously
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
Answer key
- afraid
- very cold
- honest and open
- generous – selfish
- imagination
- pleasantly warm
- persuade
- clothes
- destruction
- selfish
- be
- enquire
- up
- owl
- hot
- scared
- out
- float – sink
- swarm
- -ly
- admirable
- short
- ears
- beginning
- personnel
- right
- polite
- description
- artificial
- cub
- noisy and lively
- light
- happily
- cook before
- fish
- plumber
- music
- calf
- endanger
- light
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