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 “mistake”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
- 2.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
- 3.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
- 4.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
- 6.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
- 8.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) companion
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 10.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) lazy (c) curious (d) angry
- 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) borrow – lend (d) yell – shout
- 12.Which word is a noun? (a) destructively (b) destructive (c) destruction (d) destroy
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) calandar (b) character (c) excellent (d) government
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) laugh – cry (d) give – take
- 15.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decisively (b) decision (c) decisive (d) decide
- 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
- 17.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) additionally
- 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
- 19.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) book (b) bag (c) towel (d) ball
- 20.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) down (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 22.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) stethoscope (b) brush (c) saw (d) pen
- 23.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
- 24.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 26.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
- 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) approximately
- 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid
- 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) modern (d) private
- 31.Which word is a verb? (a) successful (b) successfully (c) succeed (d) success
- 32.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
- 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
- 34.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) month (b) hour (c) day (d) minute
- 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 36.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) crawl (b) run (c) dig (d) fly
- 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) journey (c) roof (d) question
- 38.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
- 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
- 40.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
Answer key
- error
- fragile
- assist
- replay
- deep – shallow
- synonym
- sad
- companion
- mis-
- curious
- borrow – lend
- destruction
- calandar
- choose – select
- decide
- diary
- additionally
- stair
- towel
- steel
- down
- saw
- tale
- fair
- un-
- veterinarian
- approximately
- pre-
- float – sink
- private
- succeed
- -er
- about
- hour
- not loyal
- fly
- loss
- -ful
- breathe
- herd
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