Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) dogs (b) horses (c) goats (d) cows
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) clever – smart (d) talk – speak
- 4.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 5.Which word is a verb? (a) difference (b) differ (c) different (d) differently
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
- 7.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) extremely happy (b) very tired (c) in outer space (d) very far away
- 8.The crowd at the stadium was boisterous, shouting and cheering loudly. “Boisterous” means ___. (a) sad (b) sleepy (c) noisy and lively (d) quiet and calm
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) stop working (b) start working (c) build up (d) go downstairs
- 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
- 11.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) bride (c) aunt (d) queen
- 12.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendly (c) friends (d) friendless
- 13.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) eaglet
- 14.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very small (b) very sweet (c) very easy (d) very tasty
- 15.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
- 16.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 17.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
- 19.Which word is an adverb? (a) purely (b) pure (c) purity (d) purify
- 20.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
- 21.Complete the analogy: Lion is to roar as dog is to ___. (a) bark (b) moo (c) neigh (d) hiss
- 22.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) converse (d) require
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) breathe (b) sing (c) fly away (d) explode
- 25.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) husband
- 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) after (b) up (c) on (d) off
- 27.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) flight (b) swarm (c) herd (d) pride
- 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) tall (d) empty
- 31.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
- 34.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) display
- 35.Complete the analogy: Judge is to court as actor is to ___. (a) stage (b) farm (c) kitchen (d) field
- 36.Zoya felt remorse after she shouted at her little brother. “Remorse” means ___. (a) pride (b) great joy (c) sorrow for doing wrong (d) anger
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) deep (c) early (d) rich
- 38.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 39.Which word is an adverb? (a) successfully (b) successful (c) success (d) succeed
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
Answer key
- horses
- rough – smooth
- generous – selfish
- not respect
- differ
- dark
- extremely happy
- noisy and lively
- stop working
- knight
- bride
- friendless
- eaglet
- very easy
- prince
- miscount
- pessimist
- need
- purely
- all ready
- bark
- converse
- un-
- explode
- son
- off
- past
- flight
- pre-
- cold
- descend
- brave – cowardly
- ancient – modern
- replay
- stage
- sorrow for doing wrong
- deep
- fair
- successfully
- choose – select
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