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 an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) kid
- 2.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helpful (c) helping (d) helpless
- 3.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homely (b) homework (c) homeward (d) homeless
- 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) win (c) arrive (d) lend
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) early (c) honest (d) visible
- 6.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
- 8.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) tall (c) lazy (d) caring
- 9.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
- 10.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) angry (b) happy (c) quick (d) sleepy
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) sit down (b) wait (c) mean (d) argue
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) embarras (b) embarrass (c) embaress (d) embarass
- 13.Which spelling is correct? (a) interupt (b) intterupt (c) interrup (d) interrupt
- 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) phone (d) money
- 15.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
- 16.The road was so congested that cars hardly moved for an hour. “Congested” means ___. (a) blocked with traffic (b) newly built (c) very smooth (d) very wide
- 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
- 18.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 19.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
- 20.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 21.Complete the analogy: Village is to small as city is to ___. (a) tiny (b) big (c) empty (d) quiet
- 22.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very angry (c) very happy (d) very hungry
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) stone – rock
- 25.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 27.Which word is a verb? (a) attractively (b) attractive (c) attract (d) attraction
- 28.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) grandfather (d) uncle
- 29.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
- 30.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) bees (d) camels
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) exellent (b) excellent (c) excelent (d) excellant
- 32.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
- 33.Which word is an adverb? (a) difference (b) different (c) differently (d) differ
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
- 36.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) sweet (b) very cold (c) cloudy and dark (d) clear
- 37.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) quick-moving (b) sleepy (c) clumsy (d) heavy
- 38.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) saddness (b) sadeness (c) sadnes (d) sadness
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
- 40.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) sleep (c) select (d) carry
Answer key
- calf
- helpless
- homeless
- lend
- visible
- -less
- wet
- caring
- invisible
- happy
- mean
- embarrass
- interrupt
- doctor
- steel
- blocked with traffic
- poet
- discontinue
- bear
- ant
- big
- very happy
- cheap – expensive
- stone – rock
- sell
- slow
- attract
- grandfather
- tale
- camels
- excellent
- bare
- differently
- dis-
- principal
- cloudy and dark
- quick-moving
- sadness
- ancient – modern
- select
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