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) intterupt (b) interrup (c) interrupt (d) interupt
- 2.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imagination (b) imagine (c) imaginative (d) imaginatively
- 3.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) turn blue (b) feel cold (c) feel sad (d) feel lucky
- 4.Complete the idiom: After the argument, Zoya gave her brother the cold ___. (a) foot (b) hand (c) water (d) shoulder
- 5.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
- 7.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
- 8.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) taking a bath (b) feeling warm (c) in trouble (d) very busy
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
- 12.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 13.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) dig (b) crawl (c) fly (d) run
- 14.What does the idiom “all ears” mean? (a) having big ears (b) very noisy (c) hard of hearing (d) listening eagerly
- 15.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) describe (b) descriptively (c) description (d) descriptive
- 16.Complete the analogy: Big is to large as small is to ___. (a) little (b) huge (c) wide (d) tall
- 17.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) pride (c) flock (d) fleet
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
- 20.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) sit down (b) rise from bed (c) lie down (d) go to sleep
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
- 22.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) previous
- 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) wet (c) polite (d) tall
- 25.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) hard (b) juicy (c) sour (d) dry
- 26.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) king (c) uncle (d) duke
- 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
- 28.Which word is a noun? (a) inventive (b) inventively (c) invention (d) invent
- 29.Which word is an adjective? (a) purely (b) pure (c) purity (d) purify
- 30.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
- 31.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
- 32.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silines (b) sillyness (c) sillines (d) silliness
- 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) modern (c) minimum (d) victory
- 34.The puppy was inquisitive and sniffed every new box in the house. “Inquisitive” means ___. (a) angry (b) sleepy (c) lazy (d) curious
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
- 36.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very fast (b) very loud (c) unsure, holding back (d) very confident
- 37.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
- 38.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) find in a dictionary (b) forget a word (c) feel sad (d) take care of
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
- 40.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
Answer key
- interrupt
- imagination
- feel sad
- shoulder
- dishonest
- illiterate
- frequently
- in trouble
- slow
- mis-
- adopt
- not respect
- fly
- listening eagerly
- describe
- little
- pear
- flock
- include – exclude
- rise from bed
- old
- approximately
- all ready
- polite
- juicy
- duke
- complemented
- invention
- pure
- -ly
- decade
- silliness
- minimum
- curious
- cold – chilly
- unsure, holding back
- enquire
- find in a dictionary
- young
- waitress
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