Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
- 2.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
- 3.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) crawl (d) jump
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
- 5.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) in outer space (b) very far away (c) very tired (d) extremely happy
- 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
- 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) flock
- 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) doctor (d) bike
- 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) help (d) live
- 10.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) weight (b) speed (c) distance (d) time
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 12.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
- 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) out (b) across (c) after (d) off
- 14.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) tired (c) proud (d) lazy
- 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) for (c) up (d) off
- 16.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
- 17.Which word is an adverb? (a) purity (b) purify (c) purely (d) pure
- 18.The monkey was nimble and leapt quickly from branch to branch. “Nimble” means ___. (a) slow and heavy (b) noisy (c) quick and light (d) sleepy
- 19.The village was serene, with only the sound of birds. “Serene” means ___. (a) calm and peaceful (b) dirty (c) crowded (d) noisy
- 20.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) dancers (c) ships (d) keys
- 21.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) nine (b) five (c) seven (d) ten
- 22.Riya was elated when she topped the class; she danced all the way home. “Elated” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very hungry (c) very happy (d) very angry
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) transparent (c) modern (d) honest
- 24.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfull (b) wonderfel (c) wondreful (d) wonderful
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 27.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
- 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) foal (d) lamb
- 29.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) lose hearing (b) listen carefully (c) refuse to listen (d) whisper softly
- 30.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) enjoy (b) joyless (c) joyfully (d) joyful
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) grammer (b) grammmar (c) grammar (d) gramar
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beginning (b) busness (c) beautiful (d) tomorrow
- 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) to (b) at (c) on (d) for
- 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
- 35.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
- 37.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
- 38.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) ewe (d) mare
- 39.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
- 40.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) independent (b) interrupt (c) privilege (d) definately
Answer key
- float – sink
- heal
- jump
- hot
- extremely happy
- dyeing
- flock
- doctor
- start
- time
- short
- error
- out
- scared
- for
- edible
- purely
- quick and light
- calm and peaceful
- dancers
- nine
- very happy
- transparent
- wonderful
- hot
- breathe
- advise
- cub
- refuse to listen
- joyful
- grammar
- busness
- to
- include – exclude
- bank
- buy
- buy
- duck
- fare
- definately
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