Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Cold is to winter as hot is to ___. (a) night (b) summer (c) snow (d) autumn
- 2.Her explanation was lucid, and everyone understood at once. “Lucid” means ___. (a) confusing (b) very long (c) very funny (d) clear and easy
- 3.What does the idiom “all ears” mean? (a) very noisy (b) having big ears (c) listening eagerly (d) hard of hearing
- 4.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 5.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) thin (c) big (d) quick
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
- 7.Complete the analogy: Monday is to Tuesday as January is to ___. (a) March (b) December (c) June (d) February
- 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
- 9.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) ships (d) keys
- 10.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) argument (b) neccessary (c) definitely (d) independent
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) answer (d) majority
- 12.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
- 13.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
- 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
- 15.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protect (b) protective (c) protectively (d) protection
- 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) swarm (c) troupe (d) fleet
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 19.The old man was frail and needed help to climb the stairs. “Frail” means ___. (a) rude (b) rich (c) weak (d) strong
- 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
- 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
- 22.Which spelling is correct? (a) recomend (b) recommend (c) reccommend (d) reccomend
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) brave
- 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) herd (c) swarm (d) team
- 25.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) look like a parent (b) run behind (c) follow a road (d) take later
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) lazy (c) rude (d) generous
- 28.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) schedule (b) libary (c) conscience (d) beginning
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) flock (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
- 30.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) believe (b) temprature (c) disappear (d) environment
- 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
- 34.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
- 35.Complete the analogy: Good is to better as bad is to ___. (a) worse (b) badly (c) good (d) worst
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) gift – river
- 37.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) keys (d) ships
- 38.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) fortunate
- 39.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) shout (b) invite (c) cancel (d) phone
- 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) puppy
Answer key
- summer
- clear and easy
- listening eagerly
- -ly
- big
- ill – sick
- February
- herd
- sheep
- neccessary
- majority
- desire
- therefore
- slow
- protection
- principal
- troupe
- check again
- weak
- victory – defeat
- quite
- recommend
- brave
- team
- look like a parent
- build again
- generous
- libary
- fleet
- Would
- light
- temprature
- asleep
- -ness
- worse
- gift – present
- lions
- elderly
- cancel
- kitten
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