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 means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindly (c) kindest (d) kindness
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) cub (d) joey
- 3.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) prefair
- 4.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside
- 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) modern (c) smooth (d) polite
- 6.The empty house looked eerie at night, with creaking doors. “Eerie” means ___. (a) very warm (b) very clean (c) strange and scary (d) bright and cheerful
- 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) help (d) live
- 8.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) quiet (b) hot (c) soft (d) wet
- 9.Complete the analogy: Lion is to roar as dog is to ___. (a) moo (b) bark (c) neigh (d) hiss
- 10.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very playful (b) very fierce (c) easily frightened (d) very hungry
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) buy – sell
- 12.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggar (b) diggor (c) diger (d) digger
- 13.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) players (c) cows (d) ships
- 14.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) cats (b) rats (c) cows (d) mice
- 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
- 16.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) very clean (b) easy to find (c) in short supply (d) very cold
- 17.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) safe (b) flat (c) dangerous (d) easy
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
- 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) shout (c) borrow (d) decrease
- 20.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) eggs (b) honey (c) silk (d) wool
- 21.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) smile (c) clean (d) choose
- 22.What does the idiom “hold your horses” mean? (a) feed the horses (b) wait, be patient (c) hurry up (d) ride a horse
- 23.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
- 24.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowest (b) slower (c) slowness (d) slowly
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) villain (d) question
- 26.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
- 28.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 29.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -er
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
- 31.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) crook (b) cook (c) book (d) look
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
- 33.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) post a form (b) tear a form (c) lose a form (d) complete a form
- 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) litter (c) gang (d) pride
- 36.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) dream (b) stand up (c) stop sleeping (d) go to bed
- 37.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) waste food (b) cook badly (c) tell a lie (d) tell a secret
- 38.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerfully (b) powerless (c) powered (d) powerful
- 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
- 40.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
Answer key
- kindness
- joey
- unfair
- converse
- smooth
- strange and scary
- end
- hot
- bark
- easily frightened
- shout – yell
- digger
- players
- cats
- rough – smooth
- in short supply
- dangerous
- choose – select
- decrease
- eggs
- close
- wait, be patient
- flew
- slowly
- villain
- pear
- hot
- adopt
- -er
- night
- crook
- ancient – modern
- complete a form
- morale
- gang
- stop sleeping
- tell a secret
- powerful
- carnivore
- steal
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