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.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 2.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
- 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
- 4.Complete the analogy: Paper is to tear as glass is to ___. (a) break (b) sew (c) fold (d) bend
- 5.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) chalk (b) bread (c) cake (d) paper
- 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
- 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) gosling (b) kid (c) calf (d) cub
- 8.The street vendor’s samosas were delectable, so we ordered more. “Delectable” means ___. (a) tasteless (b) burnt (c) cold (d) delicious
- 9.Complete the analogy: Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___. (a) court (b) farm (c) shop (d) school
- 10.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
- 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
- 12.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
- 13.Which word is an adverb? (a) differently (b) difference (c) different (d) differ
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) cook (b) grow (c) increase (d) reduce
- 15.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) Wedensday (b) committee (c) interrupt (d) library
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) calendar (b) knowledge (c) foriegn (d) embarrass
- 17.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) keys (d) whales
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
- 20.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very proud (b) very angry (c) very tired (d) very excited
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
- 23.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 24.Complete the analogy: Delhi is to India as Kathmandu is to ___. (a) Sri Lanka (b) Bhutan (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal
- 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
- 26.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
- 27.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) straw (b) stone (c) cup (d) stick
- 28.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 29.The baby was drowsy after her bath and soon fell asleep. “Drowsy” means ___. (a) noisy (b) hungry (c) sleepy (d) angry
- 30.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) adress (b) interrupt (c) Wednesday (d) believe
- 31.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) fix (c) laugh (d) break
- 32.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) stop (c) laugh (d) begin
- 33.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) lion (b) ram (c) bull (d) horse
- 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) dissapear (b) immediately (c) tomorrow (d) environment
- 35.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
- 36.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) class
- 38.Complete the analogy: Water is to thirst as food is to ___. (a) hunger (b) fear (c) cold (d) sleep
- 39.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) kangaroo (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
- 40.Rohan was perplexed by the strange message and read it five times. “Perplexed” means ___. (a) angry (b) puzzled (c) sleepy (d) pleased
Answer key
- off
- hole
- past
- break
- cake
- blue
- gosling
- delicious
- school
- -ness
- pull
- bear
- differently
- reduce
- Wedensday
- foriegn
- whales
- go
- scared – afraid
- very tired
- late
- hard
- knew
- Nepal
- fleet
- so
- straw
- lightning
- sleepy
- adress
- fix
- begin
- ram
- dissapear
- advice
- history
- class
- hunger
- kangaroo
- puzzled
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