Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
- 3.What does the idiom “add fuel to the fire” mean? (a) make things worse (b) fill a car (c) cook food (d) put out a fire
- 4.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a happy dance (b) a stomach ache (c) a hungry feeling (d) a nervous feeling
- 5.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
- 7.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommadation (b) library (c) interrupt (d) government
- 8.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
- 9.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
- 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) modern (b) early (c) polite (d) smooth
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
- 13.Complete the analogy: Kitchen is to cook as bedroom is to ___. (a) sleep (b) bathe (c) swim (d) dig
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
- 15.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
- 16.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very old (c) very small (d) very tall
- 17.Complete the analogy: Hungry is to eat as tired is to ___. (a) dance (b) shout (c) rest (d) run
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
- 19.What does the idiom “all ears” mean? (a) having big ears (b) very noisy (c) hard of hearing (d) listening eagerly
- 20.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happiness (c) happiest (d) happily
- 21.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 22.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) rich (b) kind (c) selfish (d) giving
- 23.Which word is a noun? (a) creatively (b) creative (c) creation (d) create
- 24.The patient’s condition was critical, so the doctors acted fast. “Critical” means ___. (a) very good (b) very funny (c) very simple (d) very serious
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
- 26.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
- 27.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) box (b) hatchet (c) bone (d) treasure
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) colony
- 29.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) yell (b) whisper (c) smile (d) sleep
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) blunt (c) modern (d) honest
- 33.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
- 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) especialy (b) expecially (c) especially (d) espescially
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
- 38.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 39.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
- 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
Answer key
- dis-
- scared – afraid
- make things worse
- a nervous feeling
- cat
- slow
- accommadation
- stationary
- florist
- smooth
- slow
- arrive – depart
- sleep
- last
- counsel
- very old
- rest
- big – large
- listening eagerly
- happily
- mishear
- selfish
- creation
- very serious
- out
- ambidextrous
- hatchet
- colony
- yell
- ancient – modern
- hard
- blunt
- re-
- friend – pal
- small
- especially
- cheap – expensive
- fair
- one
- un-
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