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.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
- 4.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) butterfly (c) cow (d) hen
- 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
- 6.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) difficult (c) easy (d) wet
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) guarantee (b) defenitely (c) beautiful (d) occasion
- 9.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 10.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
- 12.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) lion (b) king (c) bull (d) tiger
- 13.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) strange (b) sweet (c) fresh (d) pleasant
- 14.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
- 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) off (b) out (c) in (d) up
- 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) boss
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
- 19.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
- 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
- 22.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) house (b) bag (c) box (d) room
- 23.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a stomach ache (b) a nervous feeling (c) a happy dance (d) a hungry feeling
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) breathe (b) fly away (c) explode (d) sing
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) exaggerate (b) especially (c) priviledge (d) Wednesday
- 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) in – out
- 28.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) cows (c) keys (d) ships
- 29.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
- 30.Complete the analogy: Up is to down as in is to ___. (a) at (b) by (c) out (d) on
- 31.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) ships (d) puppies
- 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) get
- 33.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very short (c) unclear (d) very clear
- 34.Complete the analogy: Light is to dark as noise is to ___. (a) music (b) silence (c) sound (d) song
- 35.Which word is an adjective? (a) purify (b) pure (c) purity (d) purely
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
- 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
- 38.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) temprature (b) vegetable (c) rhythm (d) pronunciation
- 39.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) rush (c) sing (d) eat
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) accommodation (b) mischievous (c) vegtable (d) receive
Answer key
- assist
- quick – fast
- hard
- butterfly
- ask
- difficult
- mis-
- defenitely
- male
- traitor
- rich
- tiger
- strange
- sew
- dessert
- out
- boss
- hot
- reopen
- victory – defeat
- lose
- bag
- a nervous feeling
- explode
- priviledge
- flock
- scared – afraid
- dancers
- lead
- out
- puppies
- get
- unclear
- silence
- pure
- include – exclude
- foal
- temprature
- rush
- vegtable
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