Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very hungry (b) very playful (c) easily frightened (d) very fierce
- 2.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) glass (b) ocean (c) river (d) pond
- 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
- 4.Which spelling is correct? (a) privilege (b) privelege (c) priviledge (d) privilage
- 5.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 6.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
- 8.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
- 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
- 10.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) agree fully (b) see clearly (c) look closely (d) stare angrily
- 11.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) foreign (b) receeve (c) privilege (d) February
- 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
- 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) clever – smart
- 15.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) butterfly (d) hen
- 16.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
- 17.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
- 18.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) lions
- 19.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) ball (b) towel (c) book (d) bag
- 20.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
- 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) team
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) follow a road (c) take later (d) look like a parent
- 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 24.Which word is a verb? (a) descriptive (b) descriptively (c) description (d) describe
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
- 26.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a fancy dress (b) a secret prayer (c) good luck that looks bad (d) a sad goodbye
- 27.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) track (b) sky (c) sea (d) river
- 28.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) angry (b) sleepy (c) lazy (d) curious
- 29.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) restaurant (b) pronunciasion (c) business (d) beautiful
- 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) brood (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
- 34.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
- 35.Complete the analogy: Finger is to hand as toe is to ___. (a) arm (b) nail (c) foot (d) knee
- 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) herd (b) pride (c) grove (d) swarm
- 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
- 39.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
- 40.The mountain air was so frigid that our fingers went numb. “Frigid” means ___. (a) very wet (b) very fresh (c) very cold (d) very hot
Answer key
- easily frightened
- ocean
- volunteer
- privilege
- adopt
- pay before
- calf
- flour
- affect
- agree fully
- receeve
- blue
- fast
- generous – selfish
- butterfly
- hear
- wood
- ships
- towel
- steal
- team
- look like a parent
- clothes
- describe
- hot
- good luck that looks bad
- track
- curious
- pronunciasion
- brood
- enough
- deep – shallow
- heavy
- witch
- foot
- grove
- not obey
- led
- -er
- very cold
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