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.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
- 2.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 3.Which word is a noun? (a) admirable (b) admire (c) admirably (d) admiration
- 4.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
- 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) start (d) buy
- 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
- 7.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
- 9.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) puppies (d) ships
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
- 11.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
- 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
- 13.Which word is an adverb? (a) different (b) differently (c) differ (d) difference
- 14.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) people (c) grapes (d) keys
- 15.Complete the analogy: Cat is to kitten as dog is to ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) calf (d) puppy
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) follow a road (b) look like a parent (c) take later (d) run behind
- 17.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) pronunciation (b) vegetable (c) committe (d) noticeable
- 18.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) head (b) foot (c) leg (d) hand
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
- 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
- 21.The patient’s condition was critical, so the doctors acted fast. “Critical” means ___. (a) very serious (b) very simple (c) very funny (d) very good
- 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
- 23.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazyness (b) lazness (c) laziness (d) lazines
- 24.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) very important (b) harmful (c) useless (d) tasty
- 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) away (b) after (c) off (d) on
- 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
- 27.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpfull (c) helpfol (d) helpful
- 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) lamb
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) pride
- 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
- 32.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writeer (c) writar (d) writer
- 33.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) only a small part (b) the top of a hill (c) a melting ice block (d) a cold place
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 35.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyfully (c) enjoy (d) joyful
- 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
- 37.Complete the analogy: Cow is to calf as sheep is to ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kid (d) lamb
- 38.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) see clearly (b) agree fully (c) stare angrily (d) look closely
- 39.Which spelling is correct? (a) pronunciation (b) pronounciation (c) pronunciasion (d) pronunsiation
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarass (b) conscience (c) occasion (d) guarantee
Answer key
- cub
- ant
- admiration
- by
- start
- get
- miser
- quick – fast
- puppies
- late
- queen
- beside
- differently
- people
- puppy
- look like a parent
- committe
- hand
- generous – selfish
- herd
- very serious
- pedestrian
- laziness
- very important
- away
- antonym
- helpful
- lamb
- swarm
- disagree
- agenda
- writer
- only a small part
- shout – yell
- joyful
- pull
- lamb
- agree fully
- pronunciation
- embarass
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