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 word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
- 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
- 3.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
- 4.What does the idiom “pull someone’s leg” mean? (a) help someone walk (b) hurt someone (c) tease someone (d) trip someone
- 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) foal
- 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
- 7.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) smile (c) river (d) shout
- 8.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) quick (b) bold (c) timid (d) rich
- 9.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) hit a plant (b) run very fast (c) clean the garden (d) avoid the main point
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
- 11.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) proud (b) tall (c) ill (d) healthy
- 12.Which word is a verb? (a) decisive (b) decide (c) decision (d) decisively
- 13.The Thar Desert is arid; it hardly ever rains there. “Arid” means ___. (a) very green (b) very wet (c) very cold (d) very dry
- 14.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) juicy (b) sour (c) dry (d) hard
- 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
- 16.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) fish (c) ships (d) cows
- 17.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) cow
- 18.Complete the analogy: Finger is to hand as toe is to ___. (a) nail (b) foot (c) knee (d) arm
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stand up (b) dream (c) stop sleeping (d) go to bed
- 20.The sky grew ominous as dark clouds gathered before the storm. “Ominous” means ___. (a) very beautiful (b) very quiet (c) bright and clear (d) warning of danger
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) foriegn (b) forein (c) foreighn (d) foreign
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) shout (d) run
- 26.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
- 27.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
- 29.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) butterfly
- 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: The rich man gave ___ all his money to the poor. (a) off (b) across (c) after (d) away
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
- 32.Complete the analogy: Seed is to plant as egg is to ___. (a) stone (b) bird (c) nest (d) leaf
- 33.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) brave (c) sick (d) kind
- 34.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) sad (c) big (d) quick
- 35.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
- 36.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) rest outside (b) fall down (c) not take a side (d) fix a fence
- 37.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) bad weather (b) spilt tea (c) big fuss over little (d) a broken cup
- 38.Complete the analogy: Horse is to stable as dog is to ___. (a) kennel (b) den (c) hive (d) nest
- 39.Which spelling is correct? (a) interrup (b) interrupt (c) intterupt (d) interupt
- 40.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) a hug (b) a game (c) a gift (d) an argument
Answer key
- disrespect
- heel
- -ly
- tease someone
- puppy
- effect
- present
- timid
- avoid the main point
- stone – rock
- ill
- decide
- very dry
- juicy
- -less
- fish
- cow
- foot
- stop sleeping
- warning of danger
- re-
- optimist
- foreign
- not well
- sink
- residence
- cobbler
- go
- butterfly
- away
- sad
- bird
- sick
- big
- hour
- not take a side
- big fuss over little
- kennel
- interrupt
- an argument
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