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: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
- 2.The magic trick was baffling; nobody could explain how it was done. “Baffling” means ___. (a) very confusing (b) very boring (c) very short (d) very easy
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) privelege (b) privilage (c) priviledge (d) privilege
- 4.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancer (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dances
- 5.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) business (b) accommodation (c) grammar (d) receeve
- 6.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) fresh (c) weary (d) rich
- 7.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 8.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) gentle and calm (b) noisy (c) angry (d) wild
- 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) entrance (b) question (c) journey (d) window
- 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
- 11.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) musicians (c) keys (d) cows
- 12.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) stone (b) cup (c) straw (d) stick
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
- 14.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) shoes (b) stomach (c) head (d) hands
- 15.Complete the analogy: Seed is to plant as egg is to ___. (a) stone (b) leaf (c) nest (d) bird
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
- 17.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) ascend
- 18.The hikers were parched after the long climb and drank all their water. “Parched” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very proud (c) very thirsty (d) very sleepy
- 19.Which word is an adverb? (a) pure (b) purify (c) purity (d) purely
- 20.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
- 21.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitiful (c) pitifull (d) pityful
- 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
- 23.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) tomorow (b) calendar (c) definitely (d) recommend
- 24.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
- 25.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) very loud (b) long and boring (c) short and funny (d) very exciting
- 26.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 27.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 28.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) journey (b) maximum (c) late (d) ancient
- 30.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) tea (b) water (c) milk (d) juice
- 31.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
- 32.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
- 33.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
- 34.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
- 35.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) error (d) occupation
- 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) leave
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) answer (b) profit (c) journey (d) window
- 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 39.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) excellent (b) beginning (c) government (d) disapear
Answer key
- know
- very confusing
- privilege
- dancer
- receeve
- weary
- quite
- gentle and calm
- entrance
- imminent
- musicians
- straw
- cold
- stomach
- bird
- gift – present
- ascend
- very thirsty
- purely
- apiary
- pitiful
- millennium
- tomorow
- sale
- long and boring
- mis-
- son
- actress
- maximum
- milk
- latter
- daily
- there
- rode
- telephone
- leave
- profit
- not common
- aunt
- disapear
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