Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) school (b) pride (c) bunch (d) herd
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) exclude (b) borrow (c) sink (d) arrive
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) arrive (b) agree (c) wear (d) postpone
- 8.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautifully (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beauty
- 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) off (b) across (c) after (d) up
- 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) absent (c) early (d) modern
- 11.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -less
- 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
- 14.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
- 15.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) beginning (c) government (d) priviledge
- 16.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) run (c) hear (d) sleep
- 17.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
- 18.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
- 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) calf
- 20.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 21.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
- 22.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) plane (b) bus (c) ship (d) train
- 23.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
- 24.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 25.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) uncle (c) headmaster (d) king
- 26.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) glass (b) teacup (c) bucket (d) bottle
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) pack (c) fleet (d) flock
- 28.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
- 29.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) slim (b) quick (c) fat (d) tall
- 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) up (b) on (c) off (d) after
- 31.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
- 32.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very hungry (c) very angry (d) very happy
- 33.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) hostess (d) headmistress
- 34.Complete the analogy: Pupil is to school as patient is to ___. (a) temple (b) bank (c) hospital (d) farm
- 35.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 36.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) driver (d) pedestrian
- 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
- 39.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) homophone
- 40.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) turn blue (b) feel sad (c) feel cold (d) feel lucky
Answer key
- pear
- school
- rich – wealthy
- victory – defeat
- out
- exclude
- postpone
- beautifully
- up
- absent
- -er
- synonym
- last
- reside
- priviledge
- speak
- glutton
- frequently
- puppy
- see
- illegal
- ship
- red
- not fair
- headmaster
- teacup
- pack
- cell
- slim
- off
- blew
- very happy
- headmistress
- hospital
- -ly
- passenger
- lightening
- awake
- antonym
- feel sad
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