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.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very angry (c) very hungry (d) very happy
- 2.Complete the analogy: King is to queen as prince is to ___. (a) duchess (b) princess (c) aunt (d) king
- 3.Which word means “without power”? (a) powering (b) powerless (c) powerful (d) powered
- 4.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
- 5.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 6.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) laugh (c) begin (d) stop
- 7.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very old (b) very small (c) very tall (d) very new
- 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flock
- 9.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
- 10.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) useless (c) useles (d) usless
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
- 13.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) fence (b) bench (c) wall (d) chair
- 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) live (d) tell
- 15.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) lazier (c) lazily (d) laziness
- 16.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) sadley (c) sadly (d) saddly
- 17.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very playful (b) very fierce (c) easily frightened (d) very hungry
- 18.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) heroine
- 19.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) to (c) two
- 20.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
- 21.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) box (b) bone (c) hatchet (d) treasure
- 22.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) foreign (b) character (c) height (d) saparate
- 23.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very short (c) unclear (d) very clear
- 24.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
- 25.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) prince (c) actor (d) hero
- 26.Complete the analogy: Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___. (a) school (b) court (c) farm (d) shop
- 27.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) miser
- 28.The old man was frail and needed help to climb the stairs. “Frail” means ___. (a) rude (b) weak (c) rich (d) strong
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 30.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
- 32.Which word is an adjective? (a) destructive (b) destructively (c) destroy (d) destruction
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) expensive (b) modern (c) honest (d) brave
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) privelege (b) privilege (c) priviledge (d) privilage
- 35.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
- 36.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
- 38.What does the idiom “bury the hatchet” mean? (a) make peace (b) start a fight (c) hide a weapon (d) dig a hole
- 39.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) environment (c) embarrass (d) intterupt
Answer key
- very happy
- princess
- powerless
- alter
- knew
- begin
- very old
- team
- sow
- useless
- hard
- generous – selfish
- fence
- try
- laziness
- sadly
- easily frightened
- actress
- to
- were
- hatchet
- saparate
- unclear
- -ful
- hero
- school
- polyglot
- weak
- dis-
- rode
- go up
- destructive
- expensive
- privilege
- -less
- sell
- girl
- make peace
- pilot
- intterupt
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