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 “kind”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tall (d) caring
- 2.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) hands (b) head (c) stomach (d) shoes
- 3.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) rich (d) quiet
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
- 5.Complete the analogy: Light is to dark as noise is to ___. (a) sound (b) music (c) song (d) silence
- 6.Complete the analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___. (a) music (b) statue (c) bridge (d) painting
- 7.The stray dog looked emaciated; we could see its ribs. “Emaciated” means ___. (a) very happy (b) very thin (c) very fierce (d) very fat
- 8.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 9.The weather was so balmy that we had our picnic outdoors. “Balmy” means ___. (a) very windy (b) freezing cold (c) very stormy (d) pleasantly warm
- 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
- 11.Choose the right form: Trees ___ the soil from washing away. (a) protection (b) protect (c) protectively (d) protective
- 12.Complete the analogy: Glove is to hand as sock is to ___. (a) arm (b) neck (c) foot (d) head
- 13.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) troupe
- 15.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) fresh (b) rich (c) weary (d) quick
- 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) in (b) out (c) off (d) up
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
- 18.Choose the right form: The storm caused great ___ in the village. (a) destruction (b) destroy (c) destructively (d) destructive
- 19.Dev is very frugal; he saves money and never wastes it. “Frugal” means ___. (a) very generous (b) very lazy (c) very rich (d) careful with money
- 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
- 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
- 22.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) eat (c) shout (d) sit
- 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) across (b) off (c) after (d) up
- 24.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
- 25.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 26.Which word is a noun? (a) decisively (b) decision (c) decide (d) decisive
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
- 28.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very fierce (b) very playful (c) very hungry (d) easily frightened
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) pride (b) herd (c) bouquet (d) fleet
- 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flight
- 33.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
- 34.The cheetah is a ferocious hunter that chases its prey at great speed. “Ferocious” means ___. (a) fierce and wild (b) gentle (c) tiny (d) lazy
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
- 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 37.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpful (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpless
- 38.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) error
- 39.Zoya felt remorse after she shouted at her little brother. “Remorse” means ___. (a) pride (b) sorrow for doing wrong (c) anger (d) great joy
- 40.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
Answer key
- caring
- stomach
- quiet
- slow
- silence
- music
- very thin
- sea
- pleasantly warm
- proceed
- protect
- foot
- audible
- troupe
- weary
- off
- float – sink
- destruction
- careful with money
- conscious
- about
- shout
- up
- biography
- not equal
- decision
- young
- easily frightened
- bouquet
- stationery
- not respect
- flight
- volunteer
- fierce and wild
- hot
- paint again
- helpful
- bicycle
- sorrow for doing wrong
- pre-
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