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.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) herd (b) string (c) flock (d) pride
- 2.What does the idiom “out of the blue” mean? (a) from the sea (b) suddenly, unexpectedly (c) very sad (d) from the sky
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) hieght (b) heighth (c) heigth (d) height
- 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) down (b) across (c) up (d) after
- 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) herd (b) pride (c) flock (d) bunch
- 6.Which word means “without end”? (a) ended (b) ending (c) endings (d) endless
- 7.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) decorate (b) pick up (c) tolerate (d) build
- 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) down (b) off (c) in (d) up
- 9.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) exciting (b) very funny (c) dull and gloomy (d) very short
- 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
- 11.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 12.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
- 13.Complete the analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to ___. (a) sour (b) bitter (c) salty (d) spicy
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) quiet (c) rich (d) ancient
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
- 16.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) thin (b) short (c) warm (d) big
- 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
- 18.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) horse (d) cow
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 20.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) sit down (b) mean (c) argue (d) wait
- 23.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 24.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) commence (d) reside
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) heavy (c) honest (d) quick
- 26.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) environment (b) excellent (c) achieve (d) vegetabel
- 27.Which spelling is correct? (a) beutiful (b) beautiful (c) beautifull (d) beatiful
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) gaggle (d) swarm
- 29.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) necessary (c) exagarate (d) privilege
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
- 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
- 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
- 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) gift – river
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) chick
- 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) give – take (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – reject
- 38.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudness (b) louder (c) loudest (d) loudly
- 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
- 40.After the rain, the garden looked lush and green. “Lush” means ___. (a) dry and dead (b) very dirty (c) thick and healthy (d) very small
Answer key
- string
- suddenly, unexpectedly
- height
- down
- flock
- endless
- tolerate
- off
- dull and gloomy
- your
- retell
- lightning
- sour
- ancient
- shy – timid
- short
- pull
- cow
- un-
- fair
- short
- mean
- steel
- verify
- rude
- vegetabel
- beautiful
- gaggle
- exagarate
- float – sink
- empty
- biography
- small
- gift – present
- cub
- cite
- choose – select
- loudly
- sight
- thick and healthy
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