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: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
- 3.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 4.Complete the analogy: Lion is to lioness as tiger is to ___. (a) lioness (b) hen (c) mare (d) tigress
- 5.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) easily frightened (b) very hungry (c) very fierce (d) very playful
- 6.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) better (c) goodness (d) goods
- 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
- 8.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) empty of people (b) very dirty (c) newly painted (d) very crowded
- 9.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) taught (b) teacher (c) teachable (d) teaching
- 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) race someone (b) run indoors (c) meet by chance (d) avoid someone
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
- 13.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitifull (c) pitiful (d) pityful
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) library (b) mischievous (c) temperture (d) accommodation
- 17.Complete the analogy: Two is to four as five is to ___. (a) nine (b) fifteen (c) ten (d) six
- 18.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) host (c) hero (d) waiter
- 19.Complete the analogy: Mother is to daughter as father is to ___. (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
- 20.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happines (c) happiness (d) happieness
- 21.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) goat (b) horse (c) cow (d) hen
- 22.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) end (c) start (d) jump
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) grow (b) cook (c) increase (d) reduce
- 25.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) right (c) late (d) empty
- 26.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
- 27.An elephant’s trunk is versatile; it can lift logs and pick up a peanut. “Versatile” means ___. (a) very short (b) very slow (c) very weak (d) able to do many things
- 28.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kinder (b) kindly (c) kindness (d) kindest
- 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
- 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 31.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) children
- 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
- 33.Dev is very frugal; he saves money and never wastes it. “Frugal” means ___. (a) careful with money (b) very lazy (c) very rich (d) very generous
- 34.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) hand (b) ear (c) arm (d) eye
- 35.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) costly but useless thing (b) a big white toy (c) a rare animal (d) a lucky charm
- 36.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
- 38.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) disappear (b) believe (c) pronunciation (d) beautifull
- 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) need (d) live
Answer key
- sum
- pull
- misjudge
- tigress
- easily frightened
- goodness
- complemented
- empty of people
- teacher
- later
- meet by chance
- slow
- pitiful
- shy – timid
- out
- temperture
- ten
- actor
- son
- happiness
- cow
- end
- strong
- reduce
- right
- illiterate
- able to do many things
- kindly
- enough
- not continue
- children
- but
- careful with money
- eye
- costly but useless thing
- sell
- young
- beautifull
- give
- show
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