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: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) committe (b) commitee (c) committee (d) comittee
- 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
- 5.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
- 6.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 7.Which word is a verb? (a) attraction (b) attract (c) attractively (d) attractive
- 8.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
- 10.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
- 11.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) foreighn (b) forein (c) foriegn (d) foreign
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
- 14.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) simple (c) hard (d) noisy
- 15.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) ships (d) soldiers
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) bussiness (b) mischievous (c) committee (d) knowledge
- 17.The cut on his knee was superficial, just a small scratch. “Superficial” means ___. (a) very deep (b) very painful (c) very old (d) not deep
- 18.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
- 21.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
- 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) kid (c) cub (d) foal
- 23.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopor (b) shoper (c) shopper (d) shoppar
- 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) swarm (b) troupe (c) fleet (d) herd
- 25.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) whisper softly (b) refuse to listen (c) listen carefully (d) lose hearing
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
- 28.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) dig (b) fly (c) run (d) crawl
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
- 30.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) sell (b) remove (c) wear (d) cook
- 31.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
- 32.Which spelling is correct? (a) dissapear (b) dissappear (c) disapear (d) disappear
- 33.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) wife
- 34.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
- 35.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
- 37.Which word is a noun? (a) creative (b) create (c) creatively (d) creation
- 38.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 39.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) a melting ice block (b) a cold place (c) only a small part (d) the top of a hill
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
Answer key
- pair
- lucky
- committee
- small
- cell
- formerly
- attract
- daily
- big – large
- piece
- wood
- foreign
- hot
- simple
- soldiers
- bussiness
- not deep
- red
- choose – select
- sad
- blue
- cygnet
- shopper
- troupe
- refuse to listen
- in
- shout – yell
- fly
- take
- wear
- -ness
- disappear
- wife
- reside
- pre-
- short
- creation
- lightening
- only a small part
- not allow
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