Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) tell (d) buy
- 2.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) continue (b) stop (c) lift up (d) carry a bag
- 3.Complete the analogy: Paper is to tear as glass is to ___. (a) fold (b) sew (c) bend (d) break
- 4.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
- 6.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) strong-smelling (b) faint (c) sweet-smelling (d) pleasant
- 7.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
- 8.The cheetah is a ferocious hunter that chases its prey at great speed. “Ferocious” means ___. (a) gentle (b) lazy (c) fierce and wild (d) tiny
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
- 10.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) hold (b) lose (c) keep (d) submit
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) intterupt (b) especially (c) achieve (d) believe
- 14.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) troupe
- 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) across (b) down (c) off (d) after
- 17.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decisive (b) decision (c) decisively (d) decide
- 18.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careless (b) careful (c) carer (d) carefully
- 19.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) necessary (b) noticeable (c) calender (d) February
- 20.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) below (d) beside
- 21.The baby’s cries were incessant; she did not stop for an hour. “Incessant” means ___. (a) non-stop (b) soft (c) happy (d) short
- 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
- 23.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) father
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
- 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
- 26.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
- 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
- 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
- 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
- 30.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) achieve (b) February (c) defenitely (d) library
- 31.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
- 32.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) dissapear (b) dissappear (c) disapear (d) disappear
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) rich (c) deep (d) honest
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
- 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) definitly (b) defenitely (c) definately (d) definitely
- 39.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) man (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
- 40.Which word is a noun? (a) destructively (b) destruction (c) destructive (d) destroy
Answer key
- give
- continue
- break
- eight
- short
- strong-smelling
- apologise
- fierce and wild
- brave – cowardly
- cook before
- close
- submit
- intterupt
- bee
- troupe
- down
- decide
- carefully
- calender
- below
- non-stop
- dark
- father
- light
- cheap – expensive
- Which
- already
- night
- foal
- defenitely
- cow
- aunt
- botanist
- disappear
- deep
- include – exclude
- stare
- definitely
- man
- destruction
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