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.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 2.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very confident (b) very loud (c) unsure, holding back (d) very fast
- 3.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
- 4.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
- 5.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
- 6.Complete the analogy: Hen is to chick as frog is to ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) tadpole (d) foal
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) agree after resisting (b) win (c) refuse (d) attack
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 9.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) eggs (d) ships
- 10.Which word is an adjective? (a) imagination (b) imaginative (c) imagine (d) imaginatively
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) embarrass (b) embaress (c) embarras (d) embarass
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) lose (b) hide (c) go outside (d) discover
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 15.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) start working (c) build up (d) stop working
- 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
- 17.The traveller was weary after walking all day in the sun. “Weary” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very angry (c) very happy (d) very rich
- 18.Which word is a verb? (a) differ (b) differently (c) different (d) difference
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
- 20.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
- 21.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) not take a side (b) fix a fence (c) fall down (d) rest outside
- 22.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) brave again (b) very shy (c) bitten by a dog (d) careful after a bad time
- 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
- 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 27.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) heavy (b) clumsy (c) quick-moving (d) sleepy
- 28.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
- 29.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attract (b) attractively (c) attraction (d) attractive
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 31.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) discount
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) in (b) after (c) off (d) across
- 33.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) very funny (b) exciting (c) very short (d) dull and gloomy
- 34.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
- 36.Complete the analogy: Petal is to flower as page is to ___. (a) book (b) ink (c) pen (d) shelf
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
- 39.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) phone (b) invite (c) shout (d) cancel
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
Answer key
- not clear
- unsure, holding back
- cell
- hospital
- -ness
- tadpole
- agree after resisting
- pre-
- eggs
- imaginative
- small
- embarrass
- discover
- re-
- stop working
- empty
- very tired
- differ
- sell
- omnivore
- not take a side
- careful after a bad time
- all ready
- scared – afraid
- in
- replay
- quick-moving
- principal
- attraction
- behave wrongly
- miscount
- in
- dull and gloomy
- flour
- hot
- book
- float – sink
- out
- cancel
- slow
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