Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.There was a brief power cut that lasted only a minute. “Brief” means ___. (a) loud (b) dark (c) long (d) short
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) run (d) sleep
- 3.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) careless (b) hardworking (c) lazy (d) forgetful
- 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
- 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) proud (b) early (c) wide (d) ancient
- 7.Meera’s room was immaculate; there was not a speck of dust anywhere. “Immaculate” means ___. (a) very dark (b) very small (c) very messy (d) spotlessly clean
- 8.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
- 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
- 10.The old man was frail and needed help to climb the stairs. “Frail” means ___. (a) rich (b) weak (c) strong (d) rude
- 11.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playful (b) plaiful (c) playfel (d) playfull
- 12.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) into (b) down (c) up (d) after
- 13.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -ful
- 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) boss (d) bike
- 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) out (b) up (c) off (d) on
- 16.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very cold (b) very salty (c) very thick (d) very hot
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) immediatley (b) immediately (c) imediately (d) immediatly
- 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) tourist
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
- 20.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ful
- 21.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) horses (b) dogs (c) cows (d) goats
- 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
- 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tidy up (b) tell the truth (c) paint (d) invent a story
- 25.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) uncle (d) husband
- 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
- 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) across (b) off (c) up (d) after
- 28.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) herd (b) flight (c) swarm (d) pride
- 30.Which word is a noun? (a) inventive (b) invention (c) invent (d) inventively
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 32.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
- 33.The cake looked tempting, and we could not wait to eat it. “Tempting” means ___. (a) tiny (b) ugly (c) burnt (d) hard to resist
- 34.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) saddly (c) sadley (d) sadly
- 35.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
- 36.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
- 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
- 38.Complete the analogy: Hour is to clock as date is to ___. (a) map (b) watch (c) calendar (d) ruler
- 39.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
- 40.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have plenty (b) have none left (c) run very fast (d) run outside
Answer key
- short
- buy
- hardworking
- join again
- job
- proud
- spotlessly clean
- heroine
- pull
- weak
- playful
- after
- -ness
- boss
- out
- very hot
- immediately
- traitor
- stand
- -ly
- horses
- apiary
- herd
- invent a story
- brother
- float – sink
- across
- consider
- flight
- invention
- herd
- aviary
- hard to resist
- sadly
- commence
- empty
- weak
- calendar
- carpenter
- have none left
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