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.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) clumsy (b) heavy (c) sleepy (d) quick-moving
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
- 3.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) sticks (d) sailors
- 4.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
- 5.Complete the analogy: Chef is to kitchen as scientist is to ___. (a) laboratory (b) court (c) stadium (d) library
- 6.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasive (b) persuasion (c) persuade (d) persuasively
- 7.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) man (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 9.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) soldiers (d) grapes
- 10.Which word is a noun? (a) admirable (b) admire (c) admiration (d) admirably
- 11.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) duck (c) deer (d) frog
- 12.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
- 14.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
- 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
- 16.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) clever (b) angry (c) empty (d) slow
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) cook (b) sell (c) wear (d) remove
- 18.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) eggs (c) ships (d) cows
- 19.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) box (b) bone (c) hatchet (d) treasure
- 20.The children were rowdy on the bus, shouting and jumping on the seats. “Rowdy” means ___. (a) sad (b) quiet and polite (c) noisy and rough (d) sleepy
- 21.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) sloly (c) slowely (d) slowly
- 22.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) behind (d) below
- 23.Which word is an adverb? (a) differ (b) different (c) differently (d) difference
- 24.Choose the right form: Termites can ___ wooden furniture. (a) destruction (b) destructively (c) destroy (d) destructive
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) immediately (b) disappear (c) pronunsiation (d) mischievous
- 26.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
- 27.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 28.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
- 29.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
- 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
- 31.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) very tired (b) extremely happy (c) in outer space (d) very far away
- 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
- 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) lamb (d) kitten
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) liberary (b) libary (c) librery (d) library
- 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
- 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) down
- 37.Which word is an adjective? (a) invention (b) inventive (c) invent (d) inventively
- 38.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) ball (b) book (c) bag (d) towel
- 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) herd
- 40.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) verify
Answer key
- quick-moving
- calf
- sticks
- ate
- laboratory
- persuasively
- man
- gift – present
- soldiers
- admiration
- deer
- son
- herd
- son
- borrow – lend
- clever
- wear
- eggs
- hatchet
- noisy and rough
- slowly
- below
- differently
- destroy
- pronunsiation
- pharmacist
- place wrongly
- bilingual
- precedes
- stationery
- extremely happy
- night
- foal
- library
- float – sink
- down
- inventive
- towel
- fleet
- verify
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