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 “correct”? (a) late (b) right (c) wrong (d) empty
- 2.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) very mild (b) very cool (c) too much to stand (d) very pleasant
- 3.Which word is a noun? (a) destructively (b) destructive (c) destruction (d) destroy
- 4.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) uncle (c) husband (d) king
- 5.Complete the analogy: Boat is to water as aeroplane is to ___. (a) road (b) air (c) sand (d) track
- 6.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
- 7.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
- 8.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careful (b) go out (c) close your eyes (d) be careless
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
- 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
- 11.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) saw (b) needle (c) pen (d) spade
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
- 13.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very sweet (b) very strong (c) very cheap (d) very weak
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) fleet
- 15.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) bone (b) treasure (c) hatchet (d) box
- 16.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) head (b) shoes (c) hands (d) stomach
- 17.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) host (c) hero (d) waiter
- 18.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) very late (b) completely wet (c) very cold (d) very tired
- 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
- 20.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) milk (b) rice (c) beans (d) tea
- 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) cowardly (c) early (d) honest
- 22.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
- 23.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -less
- 24.Grandma is very hospitable; she welcomes every guest with tea and snacks. “Hospitable” means ___. (a) very strict (b) friendly to guests (c) very sick (d) unwelcoming
- 25.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) early (c) victory (d) minimum
- 27.The traveller was weary after walking all day in the sun. “Weary” means ___. (a) very happy (b) very rich (c) very angry (d) very tired
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
- 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
- 30.Choose the right form: The rocket was ___ launched. (a) success (b) successfully (c) successful (d) succeed
- 31.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) fresh (c) quick (d) rich
- 32.The gigantic whale was longer than our school bus. “Gigantic” means ___. (a) tiny (b) noisy (c) huge (d) slow
- 33.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) geese (d) ships
- 34.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) fresh (b) pleasant (c) sweet (d) strange
- 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
- 36.Complete the analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to ___. (a) spicy (b) bitter (c) sour (d) salty
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) troupe (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 39.Complete the analogy: Square is to four as triangle is to ___. (a) three (b) five (c) six (d) four
- 40.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
Answer key
- right
- too much to stand
- destruction
- boy
- air
- so
- eminent
- be careful
- deep – shallow
- cheap – expensive
- pen
- slow
- very strong
- herd
- hatchet
- stomach
- actor
- completely wet
- go up
- beans
- cowardly
- red
- -er
- friendly to guests
- meat
- minimum
- very tired
- begin – start
- not common
- successfully
- weary
- huge
- geese
- strange
- carnivore
- sour
- troupe
- prejudge
- three
- loose
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