Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 849 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very thick (b) very hot (c) very cold (d) very salty
2. 2.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) immediately (b) calendar (c) Wensday (d) believe
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Complete the analogy: Bird is to nest as bee is to ___. (a) stable (b) hive (c) kennel (d) den
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) invisible (c) ancient (d) modern
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) give – take
7. 7.Complete the idiom: Shouting at him will only add fuel to the ___. (a) car (b) stove (c) fire (d) lamp
8. 8.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) flowers (d) wolves
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) push – pull
10. 10.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) useless (b) harmful (c) tasty (d) very important
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) crew
12. 12.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quikly (b) quickley (c) quickely (d) quickly
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) colony (d) pride
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) honest (c) modern (d) early
15. 15.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) cat (c) frog (d) hen
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
17. 17.Complete the analogy: Bat is to cricket as racket is to ___. (a) kabaddi (b) football (c) tennis (d) hockey
18. 18.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) clumsy (b) quick-moving (c) heavy (d) sleepy
19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) across
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
22. 22.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
23. 23.What does the idiom “bite the bullet” mean? (a) break a tooth (b) bravely do a hard thing (c) eat something hard (d) get angry
24. 24.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) February (b) occasion (c) necessary (d) charactor
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
26. 26.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) stand up (b) give a gift (c) stop trying (d) keep going
27. 27.Complete the analogy: Cow is to calf as sheep is to ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kid
28. 28.Complete the analogy: Ant is to small as elephant is to ___. (a) green (b) fast (c) big (d) tiny
29. 29.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) descriptive (b) descriptively (c) description (d) describe
30. 30.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmland (b) farmed (c) farming (d) farmer
31. 31.Which word is a verb? (a) success (b) successfully (c) succeed (d) successful
32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) wear (b) arrive (c) postpone (d) agree
33. 33.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) brave again (b) bitten by a dog (c) careful after a bad time (d) very shy
34. 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
35. 35.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) blue (b) brown (c) red (d) pink
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
37. 37.Complete the analogy: Big is to bigger as small is to ___. (a) smaller (b) tiny (c) smallest (d) little
38. 38.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very funny (b) unclear (c) very short (d) very clear
39. 39.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) pets are fighting (b) a light shower (c) raining very heavily (d) animals are falling
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) fleet (c) colony (d) pride

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