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.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 2.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
- 3.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) reside (d) require
- 4.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) honest and open (b) sleepy (c) false (d) secret
- 5.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
- 6.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) honest (c) quick (d) rude
- 8.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) read (b) sleep (c) hurry (d) wait
- 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 10.Which spelling is correct? (a) resturant (b) restaurant (c) restaraunt (d) restaurent
- 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) off (b) up (c) in (d) out
- 12.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) lions (d) grapes
- 13.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuade (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuasion
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) lend (c) praise (d) sink
- 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) punish (b) forget a child (c) carry upstairs (d) raise a child
- 17.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) blunt (c) honest (d) modern
- 19.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) nephew (d) prince
- 20.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 21.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
- 22.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
- 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
- 24.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) lazy (b) smart (c) rude (d) tired
- 25.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) numerous
- 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) bunch (c) army (d) swarm
- 27.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) a broken cup (b) bad weather (c) big fuss over little (d) spilt tea
- 28.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
- 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
- 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 31.Water is scarce in the desert, so people use every drop carefully. “Scarce” means ___. (a) very cold (b) easy to find (c) very clean (d) in short supply
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) up (b) across (c) down (d) after
- 33.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) plate (c) box (d) bowl
- 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) ancient (d) opaque
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
- 36.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) naughty (c) polite (d) sleepy
- 37.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) butterfly (d) hen
- 38.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) argument (b) temperature (c) definitly (d) recommend
- 39.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
- 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
Answer key
- play again
- converse
- provide
- honest and open
- witch
- hair
- rude
- hurry
- no
- restaurant
- off
- ships
- persuade
- praise
- cook before
- raise a child
- hare
- blunt
- prince
- use wrongly
- frequently
- orphanage
- read wrongly
- smart
- numerous
- army
- big fuss over little
- sufficient
- orchard
- un-
- in short supply
- down
- piece
- opaque
- stand
- naughty
- butterfly
- definitly
- loose
- occupation
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