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 with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
- 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
- 3.There was an abundant crop of mangoes this year; every tree was full. “Abundant” means ___. (a) very sour (b) very small (c) rotten (d) more than enough
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 5.Choose the right form: It was a hard ___ to make. (a) decisive (b) decision (c) decide (d) decisively
- 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kitten
- 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
- 8.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) laziness (c) lazily (d) lazier
- 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
- 10.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) juicy (b) dry (c) hard (d) sour
- 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
- 13.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautiful (b) beautify (c) beautifully (d) beauty
- 14.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) keys (d) soldiers
- 15.The students were jubilant when their team won the trophy. “Jubilant” means ___. (a) full of joy (b) full of fear (c) very tired (d) very angry
- 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 18.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) sweet-smelling (b) bad-smelling (c) very bright (d) very small
- 19.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
- 20.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) scared (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) bold
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
- 22.Which word is an adjective? (a) imaginative (b) imagine (c) imaginatively (d) imagination
- 23.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
- 24.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) friend
- 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) across (b) down (c) after (d) up
- 26.Complete the analogy: Run is to ran as swim is to ___. (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
- 27.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 29.Priya was adamant that she would finish the race, even with a sore foot. “Adamant” means ___. (a) scared (b) sleepy (c) unsure (d) firm, not changing mind
- 30.Complete the analogy: Pilot is to plane as driver is to ___. (a) kite (b) ship (c) car (d) horse
- 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 32.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 33.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very large (b) very busy (c) very near (d) far away
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
- 35.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) extremely happy (b) in outer space (c) very far away (d) very tired
- 36.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
- 37.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) hit a plant (b) avoid the main point (c) run very fast (d) clean the garden
- 38.The view from the hilltop was breathtaking; we stood and stared for ages. “Breathtaking” means ___. (a) very dull (b) very dangerous (c) amazingly beautiful (d) very ugly
- 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) brood
- 40.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) mountains (d) cows
Answer key
- up
- edible
- more than enough
- sad
- decision
- foal
- about
- laziness
- imminent
- juicy
- autobiography
- float – sink
- beautifully
- soldiers
- full of joy
- conclude
- un-
- sweet-smelling
- bare
- bold
- stone – rock
- imaginative
- new
- friend
- down
- swam
- not tidy
- out
- firm, not changing mind
- car
- breathe
- pay before
- far away
- start
- extremely happy
- musicians
- avoid the main point
- amazingly beautiful
- brood
- mountains
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