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.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diger (b) digger (c) diggar (d) diggor
- 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) pride (b) litter (c) crowd (d) fleet
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) sit down (b) argue (c) wait (d) mean
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
- 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) after (b) across (c) down (d) off
- 6.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) start working (c) stop working (d) go downstairs
- 8.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) prehear
- 9.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
- 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
- 11.Dad was furious when someone dented his new car. “Furious” means ___. (a) very happy (b) very calm (c) very tired (d) very angry
- 12.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) kind (b) quiet (c) giant (d) tiny
- 13.Grandma is very hospitable; she welcomes every guest with tea and snacks. “Hospitable” means ___. (a) very sick (b) unwelcoming (c) very strict (d) friendly to guests
- 14.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) noisy (b) sleepy (c) quick and light (d) slow and heavy
- 15.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
- 16.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ants (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
- 17.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) milk (b) water (c) tea (d) juice
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 19.The hikers were parched after the long climb and drank all their water. “Parched” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very sleepy (c) very proud (d) very thirsty
- 20.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
- 21.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) stethoscope (b) brush (c) saw (d) pen
- 22.Complete the analogy: Delhi is to India as Kathmandu is to ___. (a) Bhutan (b) Sri Lanka (c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh
- 23.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) peacock (c) lion (d) rooster
- 24.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to wool as bee is to ___. (a) silk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) milk
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
- 26.Complete the analogy: Mother is to daughter as father is to ___. (a) brother (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) son
- 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 28.Which word is a verb? (a) success (b) successful (c) successfully (d) succeed
- 29.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) choose (b) shout (c) start (d) finish
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) gaggle (d) swarm
- 31.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
- 32.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
- 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) foal
- 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
- 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 37.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
- 39.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) wealthy (b) tall (c) poor (d) kind
- 40.Which word is an adverb? (a) decision (b) decisive (c) decide (d) decisively
Answer key
- digger
- crowd
- mean
- ancient – modern
- down
- not continue
- stop working
- mishear
- barber
- money
- very angry
- giant
- friendly to guests
- quick and light
- conscience
- ants
- milk
- pre-
- very thirsty
- dog
- saw
- Nepal
- peacock
- honey
- big – large
- son
- mis-
- succeed
- start
- gaggle
- hear
- physician
- cub
- morale
- unkind
- not safe
- homophones
- thin
- poor
- decisively
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