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 is an adverb? (a) inventively (b) invent (c) inventive (d) invention
- 2.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) host (d) waiter
- 3.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) invention (b) inventively (c) inventive (d) invent
- 4.Complete the analogy: Ant is to small as elephant is to ___. (a) tiny (b) fast (c) big (d) green
- 5.Complete the analogy: Two is to four as five is to ___. (a) fifteen (b) six (c) nine (d) ten
- 6.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 7.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) rich (c) fresh (d) quick
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) argument (b) arguemant (c) arguement (d) argumant
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) artificial (c) generous (d) modern
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
- 12.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
- 13.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) pen (b) answer (c) teacher (d) book
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) shout (d) win
- 15.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to students as doctor is to ___. (a) tickets (b) books (c) farmers (d) patients
- 16.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
- 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) live (d) help
- 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) funds
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) sleep (b) continue (c) leave (d) stop
- 20.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) push (b) drop (c) throw (d) lift
- 21.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) very rarely (b) at midnight (c) every night (d) very quickly
- 22.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) knowledge (b) definitely (c) buisness (d) vegetable
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
- 24.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) exciting (b) very funny (c) very short (d) dull and gloomy
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
- 26.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) very busy (b) very happy (c) out in the rain (d) feeling unwell
- 27.Complete the analogy: Day is to night as summer is to ___. (a) winter (b) sunny (c) monsoon (d) spring
- 28.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) lady (b) aunt (c) bride (d) queen
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 30.Which word is an adverb? (a) attractive (b) attraction (c) attractively (d) attract
- 31.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) extremely happy (b) very tired (c) very far away (d) in outer space
- 32.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendly (b) friendship (c) friendless (d) friends
- 33.Choose the right form: My sister and I like ___ games. (a) differ (b) different (c) difference (d) differently
- 34.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 35.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – break (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
- 39.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) frog (d) hen
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
Answer key
- inventively
- host
- invention
- big
- ten
- write again
- weary
- argument
- re-
- artificial
- rich – wealthy
- aviary
- answer
- lend
- patients
- -ly
- ask
- funds
- continue
- lift
- very rarely
- buisness
- cheap – expensive
- dull and gloomy
- wet
- feeling unwell
- winter
- lady
- dis-
- attractively
- extremely happy
- friendless
- different
- adapt
- expert
- mend – repair
- gift – present
- phone
- cow
- across
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