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.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
- 2.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) February (b) beggining (c) Wednesday (d) height
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
- 5.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) clever (b) slow (c) empty (d) angry
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
- 8.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
- 9.Choose the right form: Let us ___ a poster for Earth Day. (a) creation (b) create (c) creatively (d) creative
- 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 11.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) go out (b) be careless (c) close your eyes (d) be careful
- 13.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
- 14.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
- 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) depart (c) borrow (d) laugh
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) agree after resisting (b) attack (c) refuse (d) win
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) temperture (b) temperature (c) tempreture (d) temprature
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) flock (b) herd (c) pride (d) bundle
- 22.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) height (b) heigth (c) heighth (d) hieght
- 24.What does the idiom “give the cold shoulder” mean? (a) ignore someone (b) feel very cold (c) hug someone (d) hurt a shoulder
- 25.Complete the idiom: Kavya is the apple of her grandfather’s ___. (a) hand (b) tree (c) heart (d) eye
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) break (b) stop ringing (c) fall asleep (d) start ringing
- 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) deep – shallow (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
- 31.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) cook (b) look (c) book (d) crook
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) off
- 33.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very hot (b) very thick (c) very salty (d) very cold
- 34.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) tea (b) rice (c) beans (d) milk
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kid
- 36.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
- 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
- 38.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
- 39.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) at midnight (b) every night (c) very quickly (d) very rarely
- 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
Answer key
- herbivore
- beggining
- stone – rock
- ancient – modern
- clever
- early
- friend – pal
- blew
- create
- reuse
- wonder
- be careful
- hole
- personnel
- disloyal
- calf
- depart
- start
- agree after resisting
- temperature
- bundle
- fortunate
- height
- ignore someone
- eye
- slow
- brave – cowardly
- start ringing
- cold – chilly
- deep – shallow
- crook
- up
- very hot
- beans
- chick
- audible
- depart
- to
- very rarely
- not agree
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