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.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
- 2.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) eggs (d) cows
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) invite (b) shout (c) phone (d) cancel
- 4.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
- 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
- 6.There was an abundant crop of mangoes this year; every tree was full. “Abundant” means ___. (a) rotten (b) very sour (c) more than enough (d) very small
- 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
- 8.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
- 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) polite (d) foolish
- 10.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) plate (b) brush (c) spoon (d) book
- 11.Which word is an adverb? (a) destroy (b) destruction (c) destructively (d) destructive
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
- 14.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very busy (b) very large (c) very near (d) far away
- 15.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) upset (b) sleepy (c) bored (d) overjoyed
- 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) wide (c) early (d) kind
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
- 18.Which word is an adverb? (a) attract (b) attractively (c) attractive (d) attraction
- 19.Riya made a feeble attempt to lift the heavy box and soon gave up. “Feeble” means ___. (a) strong (b) clever (c) loud (d) weak
- 20.Which word is a noun? (a) decisively (b) decision (c) decide (d) decisive
- 21.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) summer (b) night (c) autumn (d) snow
- 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
- 24.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) quiet (c) rich (d) fast
- 25.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) cook at night (b) light a lamp (c) waste oil (d) work late into the night
- 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) herd (b) swarm (c) choir (d) fleet
- 27.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) rhytm (b) rythm (c) rhythm (d) rhythem
- 29.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
- 30.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) break a light (c) make a light go out (d) make a light go on
- 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
- 32.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writer (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) cowardly (b) early (c) honest (d) clever
- 34.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
- 36.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
- 38.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) ships (d) lions
- 39.The road was so congested that cars hardly moved for an hour. “Congested” means ___. (a) very smooth (b) blocked with traffic (c) newly built (d) very wide
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) need (d) buy
Answer key
- slow
- eggs
- cancel
- knight
- vegetarian
- more than enough
- include – exclude
- our
- foolish
- brush
- destructively
- night
- light
- far away
- overjoyed
- kind
- victory – defeat
- attractively
- weak
- decision
- summer
- stationary
- asleep
- fast
- work late into the night
- choir
- rhythm
- complemented
- make a light go out
- arrive – depart
- writer
- cowardly
- -ness
- float – sink
- decade
- brave – cowardly
- lions
- blocked with traffic
- talk
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