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.Which spelling is correct? (a) restaurant (b) resturant (c) restaraunt (d) restaurent
- 2.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
- 3.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) in outer space (b) very far away (c) very tired (d) extremely happy
- 4.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) breathe (b) explode (c) sing (d) fly away
- 5.The clown was so hilarious that the whole audience laughed. “Hilarious” means ___. (a) very scary (b) very tall (c) very sad (d) very funny
- 6.What does the idiom “get cold feet” mean? (a) feel very cold (b) need new socks (c) walk on ice (d) get nervous and back out
- 7.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) pets are fighting (b) animals are falling (c) a light shower (d) raining very heavily
- 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) buy (d) help
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
- 10.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cow (d) horse
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 12.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
- 13.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) six (b) four (c) eight (d) ten
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
- 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
- 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) pride (b) litter (c) fleet (d) flock
- 20.Complete the analogy: Teacher is to students as doctor is to ___. (a) farmers (b) patients (c) books (d) tickets
- 21.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) foreign (b) accommodation (c) Wedensday (d) vegetable
- 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) chick (d) cub
- 23.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) tall (b) wide (c) huge (d) little
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
- 25.The kitten was so docile that it let the children carry it around. “Docile” means ___. (a) wild (b) gentle and calm (c) noisy (d) angry
- 26.Which word is a verb? (a) attract (b) attractively (c) attraction (d) attractive
- 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) along
- 28.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
- 29.Complete the analogy: Happy is to sad as rich is to ___. (a) tall (b) wealthy (c) poor (d) kind
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) also
- 31.Rohan was perplexed by the strange message and read it five times. “Perplexed” means ___. (a) pleased (b) sleepy (c) puzzled (d) angry
- 32.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rich – poor (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
- 35.The fragrant jasmine filled the room with a lovely smell. “Fragrant” means ___. (a) bad-smelling (b) very bright (c) very small (d) sweet-smelling
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) clever – smart (d) talk – speak
- 37.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
- 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) off (b) into (c) up (d) after
- 39.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 40.Water is vital for all living things; we cannot live without it. “Vital” means ___. (a) very important (b) useless (c) harmful (d) tasty
Answer key
- restaurant
- -ly
- extremely happy
- explode
- very funny
- get nervous and back out
- raining very heavily
- think about
- below
- cow
- mis-
- veterinarian
- six
- brave – cowardly
- far
- small
- un-
- paint again
- litter
- patients
- Wedensday
- cub
- little
- ancient – modern
- gentle and calm
- attract
- along
- complemented
- poor
- also
- puzzled
- conscious
- rich – wealthy
- light
- sweet-smelling
- generous – selfish
- sale
- into
- tell again
- very important
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