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.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) keys (c) bees (d) cows
- 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 3.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to teach as singer is to ___. (a) paint (b) sing (c) cook (d) dance
- 4.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) require (d) reside
- 5.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) overjoyed (b) bored (c) sleepy (d) upset
- 6.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) hot (b) soft (c) wet (d) quiet
- 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) colony
- 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
- 9.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) wealthy (b) kind (c) tall (d) poor
- 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) decrease (d) accept
- 11.Which word is an adjective? (a) destructive (b) destroy (c) destructively (d) destruction
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
- 13.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
- 15.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) very exciting (b) short and funny (c) long and boring (d) very loud
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
- 17.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 18.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) a hug (b) an argument (c) a game (d) a gift
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
- 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) fleet (b) pride (c) bouquet (d) herd
- 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) post a form (b) complete a form (c) tear a form (d) lose a form
- 23.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) start working (c) stop working (d) go downstairs
- 25.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmor (b) swimmar (c) swimer (d) swimmer
- 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) swarm (c) brood (d) fleet
- 27.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) eggs (d) lions
- 28.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 29.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) tell a lie (b) go shopping (c) tell a secret (d) free a pet
- 30.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpful (c) helpfol (d) helpfel
- 31.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teachar (c) teachere (d) teacher
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) tree (d) cloud
- 33.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
- 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) kitten (c) chick (d) puppy
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) modern (d) smooth
- 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) natural (c) brave (d) ancient
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) shy – timid
- 39.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
- 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
Answer key
- whales
- not continue
- sing
- descend
- overjoyed
- hot
- colony
- night
- poor
- decrease
- destructive
- tell
- sea
- wise – foolish
- long and boring
- hard
- read wrongly
- an argument
- choose – select
- bouquet
- than
- complete a form
- break
- stop working
- swimmer
- brood
- eggs
- judge before
- tell a secret
- helpful
- teacher
- boy
- to
- fawn
- smooth
- natural
- float – sink
- shy – timid
- pilot
- last
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