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: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
- 2.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
- 3.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) tell a secret (b) tell a lie (c) waste food (d) cook badly
- 4.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopper (b) shoper (c) shopor (d) shoppar
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
- 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) increase (d) whisper
- 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
- 9.After the rain, the garden looked lush and green. “Lush” means ___. (a) very small (b) dry and dead (c) thick and healthy (d) very dirty
- 10.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) librery (b) achieve (c) especially (d) definitely
- 11.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfel (b) wondreful (c) wonderful (d) wonderfull
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) below – under
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) privilege (b) vegetable (c) garantee (d) committee
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) modern (c) transparent (d) honest
- 15.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) exaggerate (b) government (c) accommodation (d) rythm
- 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 18.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
- 19.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) cloudy and dark (b) clear (c) very cold (d) sweet
- 20.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) actress (d) waitress
- 21.Which spelling is correct? (a) Febrary (b) February (c) Febuary (d) Feburary
- 22.Complete the analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to ___. (a) sour (b) bitter (c) salty (d) spicy
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) sunset (d) journey
- 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
- 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
- 26.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) lukily (b) luckilly (c) luckily (d) luckyly
- 27.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) sheep (d) hen
- 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) honest (d) permanent
- 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) quiet (c) rude (d) generous
- 31.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) necessary (c) argument (d) libary
- 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
- 33.Complete the analogy: Pupil is to school as patient is to ___. (a) temple (b) farm (c) hospital (d) bank
- 34.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) verify (d) purchase
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
- 36.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) chilly
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) herd
- 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) off (b) in (c) down (d) up
- 39.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) citizens (d) children
- 40.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
Answer key
- cell
- knight
- tell a secret
- shopper
- shout – yell
- museum
- increase
- dentist
- thick and healthy
- librery
- wonderful
- wise – foolish
- garantee
- transparent
- carnivore
- rythm
- hear wrongly
- tail
- cloudy and dark
- hostess
- February
- sour
- sunset
- elderly
- wait
- luckily
- sheep
- -less
- permanent
- generous
- libary
- young
- hospital
- verify
- begin – start
- chilly
- herd
- up
- children
- read
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