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.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very wet (c) very hot (d) very fresh
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
- 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) down
- 4.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) horse (d) cat
- 5.Complete the analogy: Boat is to water as aeroplane is to ___. (a) road (b) air (c) sand (d) track
- 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
- 7.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dansor (b) danceer (c) dancar (d) dancer
- 8.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
- 9.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wash (b) buy (c) remove clothes (d) wear
- 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
- 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
- 12.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quickly (c) quikly (d) quickely
- 13.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) weight (b) speed (c) distance (d) time
- 14.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankful (c) thankless (d) thankfully
- 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
- 17.Complete the analogy: Mother is to daughter as father is to ___. (a) son (b) uncle (c) brother (d) nephew
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
- 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
- 22.Which spelling is correct? (a) dissapear (b) dissappear (c) disapear (d) disappear
- 23.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
- 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
- 27.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) very happy (b) out in the rain (c) very busy (d) feeling unwell
- 28.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) daughter
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
- 30.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) early (c) wise (d) modern
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
- 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) litter (b) crowd (c) pride (d) fleet
- 35.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
- 36.Which spelling is correct? (a) embarrass (b) embarras (c) embarass (d) embaress
- 37.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) goose
- 38.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beautifully (c) beauty (d) beautiful
- 39.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) happy (d) quick
- 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
Answer key
- very cold
- big – large
- down
- horse
- air
- cheap – expensive
- dancer
- passenger
- remove clothes
- sleepwalker
- often
- quickly
- time
- thankful
- lucky
- hard
- son
- friend
- asleep
- dis-
- ancient – modern
- disappear
- veterinarian
- sell
- awake
- empty
- feeling unwell
- niece
- stand
- sum
- hot
- wise
- borrow – lend
- crowd
- carpenter
- embarrass
- goose
- beautiful
- happy
- last
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