Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Puppy is to dog as calf is to ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) horse (d) hen
- 2.Which word is an adjective? (a) create (b) creation (c) creative (d) creatively
- 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) on (c) to (d) at
- 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
- 5.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 6.The village was serene, with only the sound of birds. “Serene” means ___. (a) dirty (b) crowded (c) noisy (d) calm and peaceful
- 7.Complete the analogy: Cow is to milk as hen is to ___. (a) honey (b) wool (c) silk (d) eggs
- 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
- 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
- 10.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) pronunciation (b) character (c) knowledge (d) beggining
- 11.Which spelling is correct? (a) temprature (b) temperature (c) temperture (d) tempreture
- 12.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) court (b) farm (c) school (d) ship
- 13.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) character (b) privilege (c) interrupt (d) imediately
- 14.Which spelling is correct? (a) acommodation (b) accommodation (c) accomodation (d) accommadation
- 15.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
- 16.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) tell a lie (b) free a pet (c) tell a secret (d) go shopping
- 17.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
- 18.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) unhappy (c) happiness (d) happier
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
- 20.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
- 21.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) queen (d) duchess
- 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
- 23.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 24.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) Febuary (b) Febrary (c) Feburary (d) February
- 27.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) worry about the past (b) waste milk (c) be very hungry (d) cry loudly
- 28.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) a melting ice block (b) the top of a hill (c) a cold place (d) only a small part
- 29.Which word is a noun? (a) differ (b) different (c) difference (d) differently
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) up – down (d) stone – rock
- 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 33.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) hieght (b) heighth (c) heigth (d) height
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) Wednsday (b) Wedensday (c) Wednesday (d) Wensday
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) up – down
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 38.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
- 39.Which word is a verb? (a) successfully (b) success (c) succeed (d) successful
- 40.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
Answer key
- cow
- creative
- to
- ancient – modern
- unhappy
- calm and peaceful
- eggs
- borrow
- small
- beggining
- temperature
- ship
- imediately
- accommodation
- descend
- tell a secret
- inform
- happiness
- deep – shallow
- were
- duchess
- mistake
- fair
- disrespect
- pre-
- February
- worry about the past
- only a small part
- difference
- weak
- stone – rock
- re-
- Would
- height
- Wednesday
- gift – present
- read wrongly
- bilingual
- succeed
- weather
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