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Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 873 · 40 questions
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  1. 1.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
  2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) old – new
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
  4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) get angry (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) go downstairs (d) fall down
  5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) geography
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) two (c) to
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) mountains (d) bees
  9. 9.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
  10. 10.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopefull (b) hopeful (c) hoapful (d) hopful
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
  14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
  15. 15.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasion (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasive
  16. 16.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  17. 17.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuade
  18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
  19. 19.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
  22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) happy – glad (d) shout – yell
  23. 23.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
  24. 24.Which word is a verb? (a) destruction (b) destructively (c) destructive (d) destroy
  25. 25.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  26. 26.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) very sad (b) simple and plain (c) grand and rich (d) very short
  27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) up (b) off (c) across (d) after
  28. 28.Which spelling is correct? (a) definitly (b) definately (c) definitely (d) defenitely
  29. 29.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
  30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
  31. 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) up (b) down (c) in (d) off
  32. 32.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
  33. 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) up (b) down (c) off (d) after
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) tell (d) live
  35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
  36. 36.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) avoid the main point (b) hit a plant (c) clean the garden (d) run very fast
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  39. 39.Complete the analogy: Pen is to write as knife is to ___. (a) draw (b) read (c) cut (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry

Answer key

  1. assist
  2. scared – afraid
  3. formally
  4. become quiet and relaxed
  5. biography
  6. to
  7. dis-
  8. mountains
  9. -er
  10. hopeful
  11. short
  12. last
  13. whether
  14. up
  15. persuade
  16. flower
  17. persuasively
  18. cheap – expensive
  19. pear
  20. witch
  21. all ready
  22. include – exclude
  23. -less
  24. destroy
  25. bear
  26. grand and rich
  27. across
  28. definitely
  29. not allow
  30. herd
  31. off
  32. effect
  33. down
  34. try
  35. big – large
  36. avoid the main point
  37. ascend
  38. late
  39. cut
  40. above

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