Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 2.Complete the analogy: Cow is to calf as sheep is to ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
- 3.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
- 4.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) be very hungry (b) worry about the past (c) waste milk (d) cry loudly
- 5.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) princess (d) niece
- 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) off (b) across (c) up (d) after
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
- 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
- 9.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 10.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) present
- 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) occasion (b) noticeable (c) separete (d) foreign
- 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) troupe (d) herd
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) February (b) especially (c) temperature (d) embarras
- 17.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) look closely (b) see clearly (c) stare angrily (d) agree fully
- 18.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) an argument (b) a hug (c) a gift (d) a game
- 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
- 20.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) easy (b) safe (c) flat (d) dangerous
- 21.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
- 22.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) quick (d) weary
- 23.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) prince (d) host
- 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
- 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
- 26.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) look like a parent (b) follow a road (c) take later (d) run behind
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) troop
- 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
- 30.After the marathon, the runners were exhausted and lay down on the grass. “Exhausted” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very proud (c) very excited (d) very tired
- 31.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
- 32.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
- 33.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
- 34.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) wild (b) noisy (c) gentle and calm (d) angry
- 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) away (b) on (c) off (d) up
- 36.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) interrupt (c) definitely (d) notisable
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
- 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) temporary (d) generous
- 40.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
Answer key
- not agree
- lamb
- conscience
- worry about the past
- queen
- up
- ill – sick
- include – exclude
- reheat
- bare
- present
- night
- separete
- cub
- troupe
- embarras
- agree fully
- an argument
- far
- dangerous
- botanist
- weary
- hero
- pull
- -ness
- look like a parent
- poor
- troop
- get
- very tired
- actor
- carpenter
- stationary
- gentle and calm
- on
- notisable
- cry
- tailor
- temporary
- substantial
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