Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
- 2.Which word is a noun? (a) purify (b) pure (c) purely (d) purity
- 3.Which word is a verb? (a) beautifully (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beauty
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
- 5.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
- 6.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
- 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) up (b) for (c) after (d) off
- 9.Complete the analogy: Day is to week as month is to ___. (a) year (b) second (c) hour (d) minute
- 10.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) go downstairs (c) stop working (d) start working
- 11.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) additionally
- 12.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
- 14.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) every hour (b) at 11 o'clock (c) at the last moment (d) very early
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 16.Complete the analogy: Horse is to stable as dog is to ___. (a) kennel (b) den (c) hive (d) nest
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) leave (b) stop (c) continue (d) sleep
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 19.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) granary
- 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) bunch (b) pack (c) fleet (d) flock
- 21.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) grandfather (d) uncle
- 22.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
- 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) build (b) pick up (c) tolerate (d) decorate
- 25.Choose the right form: Painting helps children become more ___. (a) creation (b) creatively (c) create (d) creative
- 26.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darkness (d) darken
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
- 28.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) carful (c) careful (d) caerful
- 29.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) definitely (b) calendar (c) beautiful (d) rythm
- 30.Complete the analogy: Bird is to nest as bee is to ___. (a) hive (b) den (c) stable (d) kennel
- 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
- 32.The sky grew ominous as dark clouds gathered before the storm. “Ominous” means ___. (a) very beautiful (b) very quiet (c) bright and clear (d) warning of danger
- 33.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
- 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
- 35.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
- 36.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) take later (b) follow a road (c) look like a parent (d) run behind
- 37.Which word is a noun? (a) persuasion (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasive
- 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) wise – foolish (c) mend – repair (d) shut – close
- 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
Answer key
- winter
- purity
- beautify
- stop
- -ly
- whether
- young
- for
- year
- stop working
- additionally
- dictionary
- shy – timid
- at the last moment
- hot
- kennel
- continue
- pre-
- mint
- pack
- grandfather
- effect
- altar
- tolerate
- creative
- darkness
- choose – select
- careful
- rythm
- hive
- night
- warning of danger
- hen
- borrow
- -er
- look like a parent
- persuasion
- dyeing
- wise – foolish
- up
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