Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) stethoscope (b) pen (c) saw (d) brush
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 3.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 4.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) wide (b) tall (c) huge (d) little
- 5.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) useless (b) very important (c) harmful (d) tasty
- 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) look like a parent (c) follow a road (d) take later
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cygnet (c) cub (d) kid
- 9.Which spelling is correct? (a) separete (b) separate (c) saparate (d) seperate
- 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
- 11.Complete the analogy: Rose is to flower as mango is to ___. (a) drink (b) spice (c) vegetable (d) fruit
- 12.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
- 13.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeless (b) homless (c) homeles (d) homelees
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
- 15.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) cancel (b) shout (c) invite (d) phone
- 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
- 17.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
- 18.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) loud (d) damp
- 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 21.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
- 22.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
- 23.Choose the right form: Let us ___ a poster for Earth Day. (a) creative (b) creatively (c) create (d) creation
- 24.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very large (b) far away (c) very near (d) very busy
- 25.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) very small (b) bad-smelling (c) very bright (d) sweet-smelling
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) swarm (c) troupe (d) fleet
- 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 29.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
- 30.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very new (b) very old (c) very tall (d) very small
- 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
- 32.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
- 34.The house was vacant; nobody had lived in it for years. “Vacant” means ___. (a) empty (b) expensive (c) beautiful (d) crowded
- 35.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) ear (b) leg (c) hair (d) arm
- 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) gaggle
- 37.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) behind (d) below
- 38.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
- 39.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
- 40.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) frequently
Answer key
- saw
- not common
- not respect
- little
- very important
- small
- look like a parent
- cygnet
- separate
- tailor
- fruit
- conclude
- homeless
- begin – start
- cancel
- cub
- dentist
- damp
- council
- mis-
- -ly
- glutton
- create
- far away
- sweet-smelling
- use again
- troupe
- unkind
- plumber
- very old
- far
- break
- buy
- empty
- leg
- gaggle
- below
- orchard
- Raise
- previously
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