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.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
- 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) sink (b) whisper (c) lend (d) praise
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
- 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) present (d) polite
- 5.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) book (b) ball (c) bag (d) towel
- 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) after (b) up (c) for (d) off
- 7.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziness (b) laziest (c) lazier (d) lazily
- 8.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) rhythm (b) vegitable (c) library (d) environment
- 9.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) a broken cup (b) spilt tea (c) bad weather (d) big fuss over little
- 10.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) brother (d) son
- 11.What does the idiom “pull someone’s leg” mean? (a) trip someone (b) hurt someone (c) help someone walk (d) tease someone
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
- 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 16.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) tailor (b) farmer (c) barber (d) photographer
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) expensive (b) honest (c) modern (d) brave
- 19.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) frog
- 20.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
- 21.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) street (b) house (c) river (d) sky
- 22.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
- 23.Which word is an adverb? (a) persuade (b) persuasively (c) persuasion (d) persuasive
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) wait for (b) search for (c) take care of (d) find by chance
- 25.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautify (b) beautifully (c) beautiful (d) beauty
- 26.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) saddness (b) sadnes (c) sadeness (d) sadness
- 27.The baby’s cries were incessant; she did not stop for an hour. “Incessant” means ___. (a) soft (b) happy (c) non-stop (d) short
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) fight (b) get lost (c) be friendly (d) get angry
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) innocent (b) polite (c) generous (d) ancient
- 30.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) father (c) brother (d) son
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) brood
- 32.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) fence (b) bench (c) chair (d) wall
- 33.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) wolves (d) grapes
- 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) artificial (d) modern
- 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) team (c) swarm (d) flock
- 37.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) eat (d) talk
- 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
- 39.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) people (d) ships
- 40.Choose the right form: Hard work is the key to ___. (a) succeed (b) successful (c) successfully (d) success
Answer key
- precedes
- praise
- borrow – lend
- present
- towel
- for
- laziness
- vegitable
- big fuss over little
- uncle
- tease someone
- ancient – modern
- tell
- brave – cowardly
- hot
- photographer
- herd
- expensive
- frog
- Which
- street
- synonym
- persuasively
- search for
- beautifully
- sadness
- non-stop
- be friendly
- innocent
- father
- brood
- fence
- wolves
- artificial
- dis-
- team
- talk
- up
- people
- success
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