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.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 2.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) select (b) reject (c) carry (d) sleep
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) complete a form (b) lose a form (c) tear a form (d) post a form
- 4.Which spelling is correct? (a) embaress (b) embarass (c) embarras (d) embarrass
- 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 6.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaker (b) weakly (c) weaken (d) weakness
- 7.There was an abundant crop of mangoes this year; every tree was full. “Abundant” means ___. (a) very small (b) rotten (c) very sour (d) more than enough
- 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
- 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) swarm (c) flock (d) fleet
- 10.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) permit
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
- 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
- 13.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) agree after resisting (b) refuse (c) attack (d) win
- 15.Which word is a noun? (a) endanger (b) dangerous (c) danger (d) dangerously
- 16.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) shout (b) begin (c) smile (d) finish
- 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 18.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) very short (b) very sad (c) simple and plain (d) grand and rich
- 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) arrive (b) blame (c) float (d) borrow
- 20.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) headmistress (c) aunt (d) queen
- 21.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) buy (b) wear (c) remove clothes (d) wash
- 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
- 27.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 28.Dad was furious when someone dented his new car. “Furious” means ___. (a) very angry (b) very happy (c) very calm (d) very tired
- 29.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) heavy (b) clumsy (c) quick-moving (d) sleepy
- 30.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) become quiet and relaxed (b) fall down (c) get angry (d) go downstairs
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) swarm (b) pride (c) pod (d) herd
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
- 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
- 35.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
- 36.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) frog
- 37.What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg” mean? (a) be cheap (b) need a doctor (c) hurt badly (d) be very expensive
- 38.Which spelling is correct? (a) librery (b) libary (c) library (d) liberary
- 39.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) stand up (b) stop trying (c) give a gift (d) keep going
- 40.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) tolerate (b) pick up (c) build (d) decorate
Answer key
- imminent
- select
- complete a form
- embarrass
- not agree
- weakness
- more than enough
- miser
- fleet
- permit
- short
- whether
- deer
- agree after resisting
- danger
- finish
- lightening
- grand and rich
- blame
- headmistress
- brake
- pull
- generous – selfish
- remove clothes
- mis-
- hot
- whole
- very angry
- quick-moving
- become quiet and relaxed
- pod
- scared – afraid
- quiet
- friend – pal
- invisible
- butterfly
- be very expensive
- library
- stop trying
- tolerate
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