Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) keep going (b) stop trying (c) stand up (d) give a gift
- 2.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
- 3.Our new neighbour seems amiable; she smiles and greets everyone. “Amiable” means ___. (a) friendly (b) rude (c) sleepy (d) angry
- 4.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
- 6.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) king (d) nephew
- 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) eaglet (d) kid
- 9.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) aunt (d) sister
- 10.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teacher (b) teachar (c) teachor (d) teachere
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) return (b) stay (c) sleep (d) escape
- 12.Which word means “without a name”? (a) nameless (b) namely (c) names (d) named
- 13.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) river (b) garden (c) roof (d) road
- 14.Which word is an adverb? (a) imagination (b) imaginative (c) imagine (d) imaginatively
- 15.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stand up (b) dream (c) go to bed (d) stop sleeping
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) cook (b) wear (c) sell (d) remove
- 17.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
- 18.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 19.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) big fuss over little (b) a broken cup (c) bad weather (d) spilt tea
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
- 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careful (b) close your eyes (c) be careless (d) go out
- 24.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
- 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 26.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
- 27.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) very pleasant (b) too much to stand (c) very mild (d) very cool
- 28.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) thieves (c) cows (d) grapes
- 29.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) diswell
- 30.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeless (c) homely (d) homeward
- 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) cheap (b) polite (c) early (d) honest
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) government (b) Wednesday (c) occasion (d) espescially
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 34.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) ox (d) owl
- 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 36.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) duck (d) deer
- 37.The hikers were parched after the long climb and drank all their water. “Parched” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very sleepy (c) very thirsty (d) very proud
- 38.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmer (b) swimmar (c) swimmor (d) swimer
- 39.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
- 40.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
Answer key
- stop trying
- history
- friendly
- -ful
- generous – selfish
- prince
- need
- eaglet
- mother
- teacher
- escape
- nameless
- road
- imaginatively
- stop sleeping
- wear
- -less
- not obey
- big fuss over little
- big – large
- ancient – modern
- all ready
- be careful
- read
- lead wrongly
- by
- too much to stand
- thieves
- unwell
- homeless
- cheap
- espescially
- not lucky
- owl
- dis-
- deer
- very thirsty
- swimmer
- fragile
- prejudge
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