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 is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) attempt
- 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
- 3.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmor (b) swimmar (c) swimmer (d) swimer
- 4.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) ewe (b) peahen (c) mare (d) hen
- 5.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
- 6.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) very cool (b) very mild (c) too much to stand (d) very pleasant
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) selfish (b) polite (c) brave (d) early
- 8.Which spelling is correct? (a) ocassion (b) occasion (c) ocasion (d) occassion
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
- 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) up (b) out (c) in (d) off
- 12.After the monsoon, the village had an ample supply of water. “Ample” means ___. (a) more than enough (b) dirty (c) very little (d) salty
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: The rich man gave ___ all his money to the poor. (a) away (b) off (c) across (d) after
- 14.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) below (c) above (d) beside
- 15.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommodation (b) schedule (c) environment (d) vegtable
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
- 17.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommodation (b) noticeable (c) caracter (d) committee
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) late (d) present
- 19.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) hear (b) speak (c) sleep (d) run
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
- 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) humble (c) early (d) modern
- 22.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
- 24.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) headmaster (c) host (d) king
- 25.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) observe
- 26.Choose the right form: There is a big ___ between a frog and a toad. (a) different (b) difference (c) differ (d) differently
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
- 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 29.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) sing (b) fly away (c) explode (d) breathe
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
- 31.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 33.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 34.Complete the idiom: After the long day, Dad decided to hit the ___. (a) wall (b) ball (c) sack (d) bag
- 35.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
- 36.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowely (b) sloly (c) slowly (d) slowley
- 37.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a happy dance (b) a nervous feeling (c) a stomach ache (d) a hungry feeling
- 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) ask
- 39.Rohan was perplexed by the strange message and read it five times. “Perplexed” means ___. (a) puzzled (b) sleepy (c) pleased (d) angry
- 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
Answer key
- attempt
- asleep
- swimmer
- ewe
- witch
- too much to stand
- selfish
- occasion
- take
- fast
- off
- more than enough
- away
- below
- vegtable
- hot
- caracter
- present
- speak
- hard
- humble
- sufficient
- heavy
- headmaster
- observe
- difference
- soft
- check again
- explode
- foal
- sun
- play again
- view before
- sack
- too
- slowly
- a nervous feeling
- ask
- puzzled
- far
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