Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
- 2.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
- 3.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) heavy (b) clumsy (c) quick-moving (d) sleepy
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
- 5.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 6.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) present (c) river (d) smile
- 7.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) soldiers (b) keys (c) grapes (d) ships
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
- 12.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) husband (d) boy
- 13.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) lions (c) sticks (d) bees
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
- 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
- 16.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasively (b) persuade (c) persuasion (d) persuasive
- 17.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) residence (d) occupation
- 18.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) very dirty (b) very crowded (c) newly painted (d) empty of people
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
- 20.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
- 21.Complete the analogy: Glove is to hand as sock is to ___. (a) foot (b) head (c) neck (d) arm
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) find in a dictionary (b) forget a word (c) feel sad (d) take care of
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
- 25.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) very bright (b) sweet-smelling (c) bad-smelling (d) very small
- 26.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) lions (d) grapes
- 27.Complete the analogy: Write is to writer as dance is to ___. (a) dances (b) dancer (c) danced (d) dancing
- 28.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
- 29.Complete the analogy: Bee is to buzz as snake is to ___. (a) moo (b) bark (c) hiss (d) neigh
- 30.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeless (c) hoping (d) hopeful
- 31.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) grammar (b) especially (c) guarantee (d) shedule
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) mistake (d) bike
- 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) schedule (b) immediatly (c) address (d) February
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
- 36.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 37.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) useless (c) useles (d) usless
- 38.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beginning (b) vegetable (c) committee (d) parliment
- 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) leave (d) buy
- 40.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowly (b) sloly (c) slowley (d) slowely
Answer key
- phone
- affect
- quick-moving
- cub
- lightning
- present
- soldiers
- pre-
- light
- last
- wise – foolish
- boy
- sticks
- sad
- eminent
- persuasively
- refrigerator
- empty of people
- outside
- omnivore
- foot
- find in a dictionary
- un-
- fast
- sweet-smelling
- ships
- dancer
- meet
- hiss
- hopeful
- Where
- shedule
- mistake
- immediatly
- below
- some
- useless
- parliment
- leave
- slowly
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