Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 2.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) finish (c) choose (d) start
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) finish a trip (b) sit down (c) start a journey (d) switch off
- 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) swarm (b) range (c) flock (d) pride
- 5.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beginning (b) schedule (c) heigth (d) immediately
- 6.Which word is a noun? (a) inventive (b) invention (c) invent (d) inventively
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) lend (b) shout (c) win (d) arrive
- 8.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 9.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) tiger (c) king (d) lion
- 10.Complete the analogy: Monday is to Tuesday as January is to ___. (a) February (b) June (c) March (d) December
- 11.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
- 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) tell (d) live
- 13.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
- 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
- 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
- 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) across
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.Complete the analogy: Delhi is to India as Kathmandu is to ___. (a) Sri Lanka (b) Bangladesh (c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
- 19.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a nervous feeling (b) a stomach ache (c) a hungry feeling (d) a happy dance
- 20.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) two (c) to
- 21.Which spelling is correct? (a) heigth (b) hieght (c) height (d) heighth
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
- 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) grove
- 24.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) artificial (d) generous
- 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
- 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
- 30.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) bucket (b) teacup (c) bottle (d) glass
- 31.What does the idiom “bite the bullet” mean? (a) break a tooth (b) get angry (c) bravely do a hard thing (d) eat something hard
- 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
- 33.Complete the analogy: Spider is to eight as insect is to ___. (a) eight (b) ten (c) four (d) six
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
- 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) public (d) early
- 36.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) fast (c) quiet (d) ill
- 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
- 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
- 39.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 40.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
Answer key
- formerly
- start
- start a journey
- range
- heigth
- invention
- lend
- tell again
- lion
- February
- depart
- get
- sheep
- weight
- float – sink
- up
- un-
- Nepal
- a nervous feeling
- to
- height
- choose – select
- grove
- tail
- artificial
- imminent
- small
- pull
- small
- teacup
- bravely do a hard thing
- swarm
- six
- before
- public
- fast
- tailor
- barber
- piece
- bare
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