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.Which word is a noun? (a) imagine (b) imagination (c) imaginative (d) imaginatively
- 2.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – break
- 5.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) cloud (c) stone (d) leaf
- 6.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homelees (c) homeless (d) homless
- 7.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) question (c) reply (d) travel
- 8.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
- 10.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
- 11.What does the idiom “a fish out of water” mean? (a) a good swimmer (b) uncomfortable in a place (c) a hungry cat (d) a dying fish
- 12.Which word means “without end”? (a) ended (b) endings (c) endless (d) ending
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) invent a story (c) tidy up (d) paint
- 14.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
- 15.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) punch a bag (b) go to bed (c) go shopping (d) pack a bag
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) rude (c) heavy (d) honest
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
- 19.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) queen (c) aunt (d) hostess
- 20.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
- 21.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
- 22.Which spelling is correct? (a) schedule (b) shedule (c) scedule (d) schedual
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
- 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) mischievous (b) Wednesday (c) beginnig (d) privilege
- 26.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) empty (c) late (d) right
- 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) herd (c) flock (d) swarm
- 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
- 30.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) brother (d) nephew
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
- 32.Complete the analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___. (a) statue (b) music (c) painting (d) bridge
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) brave (c) honest (d) modern
- 34.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very short (c) very clear (d) unclear
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 36.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very sweet (b) very tasty (c) very easy (d) very small
- 37.What does the idiom “bury the hatchet” mean? (a) make peace (b) start a fight (c) hide a weapon (d) dig a hole
- 38.Which word is a verb? (a) inventive (b) invention (c) inventively (d) invent
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
- 40.The magic trick was baffling; nobody could explain how it was done. “Baffling” means ___. (a) very easy (b) very confusing (c) very short (d) very boring
Answer key
- imagination
- Would
- below
- mend – repair
- stone
- homeless
- reply
- not agree
- generous – selfish
- tourist
- uncomfortable in a place
- endless
- invent a story
- unanimous
- go to bed
- include – exclude
- rude
- float – sink
- headmistress
- demonstrate
- whether
- schedule
- quick – fast
- bilingual
- beginnig
- right
- many
- team
- arrive – depart
- nephew
- slow
- music
- permanent
- unclear
- unclear
- very easy
- make peace
- invent
- out
- very confusing
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