Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) simple and plain (b) very short (c) very sad (d) grand and rich
- 2.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
- 3.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) curious (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) lazy
- 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) break a light (c) make a light go out (d) make a light go on
- 8.Complete the analogy: Run is to ran as swim is to ___. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swum
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
- 10.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog (d) sheep
- 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) pack
- 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
- 13.Meera’s room was immaculate; there was not a speck of dust anywhere. “Immaculate” means ___. (a) very dark (b) very messy (c) spotlessly clean (d) very small
- 14.Choose the right form: The storm caused great ___ in the village. (a) destroy (b) destructive (c) destruction (d) destructively
- 15.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) to (c) two
- 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) troupe (c) fleet (d) herd
- 17.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) noisy (c) slow and heavy (d) quick and light
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) flock (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) librery (b) library (c) libary (d) liberary
- 21.Complete the analogy: Tooth is to teeth as foot is to ___. (a) legs (b) toes (c) shoes (d) feet
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 24.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
- 25.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachere (b) teachar (c) teacher (d) teachor
- 26.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
- 27.What does the idiom “get cold feet” mean? (a) get nervous and back out (b) need new socks (c) feel very cold (d) walk on ice
- 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) foreign (b) foriegn (c) foreighn (d) forein
- 29.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) eyes (b) ears (c) feet (d) hands
- 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
- 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) borrow (c) float (d) arrive
- 32.Which word is an adjective? (a) simply (b) simplify (c) simple (d) simplicity
- 33.Complete the analogy: Ink is to pen as paint is to ___. (a) book (b) brush (c) spoon (d) plate
- 34.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
- 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) after (b) up (c) for (d) off
- 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
- 37.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) photographer (b) barber (c) tailor (d) farmer
- 38.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) natural (d) honest
- 40.Complete the analogy: Pen is to write as knife is to ___. (a) cut (b) sing (c) read (d) draw
Answer key
- grand and rich
- depart
- curious
- refill
- dis-
- uncommon
- make a light go out
- swam
- start
- sheep
- pack
- small
- spotlessly clean
- destruction
- too
- troupe
- quick and light
- flock
- rough – smooth
- library
- feet
- outside
- unfair
- tailor
- teacher
- by
- get nervous and back out
- foreign
- ears
- proceed
- blame
- simple
- brush
- conclude
- for
- except
- photographer
- they're
- natural
- cut
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