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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
- 2.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
- 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) off (b) up (c) on (d) away
- 4.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
- 5.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hoapful (b) hopful (c) hopefull (d) hopeful
- 6.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) dry (b) hard (c) sour (d) juicy
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) whisper (d) refuse
- 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
- 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) pack (d) flock
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
- 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
- 12.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at 11 o'clock (b) very early (c) at the last moment (d) every hour
- 13.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
- 14.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
- 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) follow a road (c) take later (d) look like a parent
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) close your eyes (b) go out (c) be careless (d) be careful
- 18.Which word is an adverb? (a) protective (b) protect (c) protectively (d) protection
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
- 22.Complete the analogy: Finger is to hand as toe is to ___. (a) knee (b) nail (c) arm (d) foot
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
- 24.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) keys (d) sheep
- 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) question (d) defeat
- 27.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) cow
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
- 29.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 30.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
- 31.Complete the idiom: Our plan failed, so we were back to square ___. (a) ten (b) two (c) one (d) zero
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) vegetabel (b) Wednesday (c) argument (d) beautiful
- 33.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
- 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
- 35.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
- 36.Complete the analogy: Pen is to write as knife is to ___. (a) draw (b) cut (c) read (d) sing
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
- 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) on (b) for (c) at (d) to
- 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
Answer key
- cold – chilly
- beside
- on
- hear
- hopeful
- juicy
- refuse
- generous – selfish
- pack
- weak
- pull
- at the last moment
- tale
- so
- mistake
- look like a parent
- be careful
- protectively
- mis-
- slow
- heel
- foot
- brave – cowardly
- lions
- ancient – modern
- defeat
- cow
- sit
- see
- all ready
- one
- vegetabel
- devise
- apiary
- -ful
- cut
- arrive – depart
- to
- not fair
- unlucky
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