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.Complete the analogy: Monday is to Tuesday as January is to ___. (a) March (b) December (c) February (d) June
- 2.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
- 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) gosling
- 4.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
- 5.Complete the analogy: Car is to road as train is to ___. (a) sky (b) river (c) sea (d) track
- 6.Which word is an adverb? (a) protectively (b) protect (c) protective (d) protection
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.Complete the analogy: Brave is to cowardly as generous is to ___. (a) kind (b) selfish (c) giving (d) rich
- 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) temporary (d) ancient
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
- 11.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) keys (d) musicians
- 12.Complete the analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___. (a) statue (b) painting (c) bridge (d) music
- 13.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) sailors (d) cows
- 14.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 15.Which spelling is correct? (a) expecially (b) espescially (c) especially (d) especialy
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) bunch (b) pride (c) flock (d) swarm
- 18.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) fleet
- 19.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) goose (d) cow
- 20.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeward (b) homeless (c) homework (d) homely
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
- 22.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
- 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) question (c) defeat (d) answer
- 25.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
- 27.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
- 28.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) cloudy and dark (b) clear (c) very cold (d) sweet
- 29.Which word is a noun? (a) pure (b) purify (c) purely (d) purity
- 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
- 31.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) book (b) bag (c) ball (d) towel
- 32.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) stop working for now (b) name the day (c) phone a friend (d) start a new day
- 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) audible
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
- 35.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
- 36.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happiely (c) happyly (d) happly
- 37.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) discover
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
Answer key
- February
- road
- gosling
- orchard
- track
- protectively
- mis-
- selfish
- temporary
- winter
- musicians
- music
- sailors
- disagree
- especially
- heavy
- pride
- herd
- goose
- homeless
- old
- eight
- rough – smooth
- defeat
- re-
- autobiography
- heal
- cloudy and dark
- purity
- pilot
- towel
- stop working for now
- invisible
- dark
- veterinarian
- happily
- discover
- dirty
- arrive – depart
- big
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