Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beautiful (b) accommodation (c) calendar (d) intterupt
- 2.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) subsequently
- 3.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) extremely happy (b) very far away (c) in outer space (d) very tired
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
- 5.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) hostess (c) queen (d) aunt
- 6.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
- 7.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) quick (b) excited (c) proud (d) unwilling
- 8.Complete the analogy: Pilot is to plane as driver is to ___. (a) kite (b) ship (c) car (d) horse
- 9.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
- 10.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) unhappy (c) quick (d) rich
- 11.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
- 12.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) red (b) brown (c) pink (d) blue
- 13.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuade (d) persuasive
- 14.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) secret (b) honest and open (c) false (d) sleepy
- 15.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) ear (b) leg (c) arm (d) hair
- 16.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separate (b) government (c) Febrary (d) embarrass
- 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) show (d) live
- 19.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very salty (b) very cold (c) very thick (d) very hot
- 20.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
- 22.Complete the analogy: Lion is to roar as dog is to ___. (a) moo (b) bark (c) hiss (d) neigh
- 23.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) king (d) bull
- 24.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) observe (c) purchase (d) require
- 25.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) girl (c) wife (d) queen
- 26.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) keep going (b) give a gift (c) stand up (d) stop trying
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
- 29.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) loud (b) big (c) kind (d) small
- 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) after (b) down (c) up (d) across
- 31.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
- 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 34.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 35.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) ants (d) grapes
- 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
- 39.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
- 40.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painful (c) painter (d) painted
Answer key
- intterupt
- subsequently
- extremely happy
- weak
- headmistress
- -er
- unwilling
- car
- council
- unhappy
- -ness
- blue
- persuasively
- honest and open
- leg
- Febrary
- hospital
- show
- very hot
- duck
- victory – defeat
- bark
- lion
- observe
- girl
- write
- stop trying
- scared – afraid
- small
- down
- descend
- rich – wealthy
- adapt
- knew
- ants
- cook before
- friend – pal
- hard
- volunteer
- painless
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