Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Bird is to nest as bee is to ___. (a) stable (b) kennel (c) hive (d) den
- 2.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imaginative (b) imaginatively (c) imagine (d) imagination
- 3.What does the idiom “all ears” mean? (a) listening eagerly (b) very noisy (c) having big ears (d) hard of hearing
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
- 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
- 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
- 7.Complete the analogy: Kitchen is to cook as bedroom is to ___. (a) bathe (b) dig (c) swim (d) sleep
- 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
- 9.The gigantic whale was longer than our school bus. “Gigantic” means ___. (a) huge (b) slow (c) tiny (d) noisy
- 10.Which word is a noun? (a) decide (b) decision (c) decisively (d) decisive
- 11.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 12.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) daughter
- 13.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) pen (b) saw (c) stethoscope (d) brush
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) noticeable (b) recommend (c) vegetable (d) accommadation
- 15.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
- 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) out (b) across (c) off (d) after
- 17.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) hen (d) dog
- 18.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 19.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
- 20.Which spelling is correct? (a) priviledge (b) privelege (c) privilage (d) privilege
- 21.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) hand (b) arm (c) eye (d) ear
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) entrance
- 23.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) temperture (b) accommodation (c) disappear (d) separate
- 24.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) train (b) bus (c) ship (d) plane
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
- 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 28.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) flowers (b) cows (c) wolves (d) ships
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) fleet (c) flock (d) litter
- 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
- 31.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painted (b) paints (c) painting (d) painter
- 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
- 33.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very tall (b) very old (c) very small (d) very new
- 34.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) herd (b) colony (c) fleet (d) pride
- 38.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) giant (b) quiet (c) kind (d) tiny
- 39.Complete the idiom: After the long day, Dad decided to hit the ___. (a) sack (b) ball (c) bag (d) wall
- 40.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
Answer key
- hive
- imagination
- listening eagerly
- light
- then
- spectators
- sleep
- principal
- huge
- decision
- son
- aunt
- saw
- accommadation
- inform
- out
- sheep
- -less
- lightening
- privilege
- eye
- entrance
- temperture
- ship
- begin – start
- cold – chilly
- reuse
- flowers
- litter
- borrow – lend
- painter
- beside
- very old
- blue
- short
- ancient – modern
- colony
- giant
- sack
- apologise
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