Vocabulary Test Worksheet
Word tip (Name the skill, use the method): Decide which skill the question is testing. Use that lesson’s method — swap test, split the word, find the link, or look for the clue. Read your answer back in the sentence to check it.
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- 1.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) lions
- 2.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
- 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
- 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
- 7.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very fierce (b) easily frightened (c) very hungry (d) very playful
- 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) out (b) up (c) in (d) off
- 9.The village was serene, with only the sound of birds. “Serene” means ___. (a) dirty (b) calm and peaceful (c) crowded (d) noisy
- 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) ancient (b) wide (c) early (d) proud
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 13.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) worry about the past (b) be very hungry (c) waste milk (d) cry loudly
- 14.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decide (b) decision (c) decisive (d) decisively
- 15.Which word is an adverb? (a) persuasive (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasion
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) lift up (b) stop (c) continue (d) carry a bag
- 17.What does the idiom “throw in the towel” mean? (a) give up (b) dry your hands (c) win easily (d) clean up
- 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
- 19.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
- 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
- 21.The soldiers were valiant and fought bravely to protect the village. “Valiant” means ___. (a) hungry (b) cowardly (c) brave (d) tired
- 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) buy (d) tell
- 23.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stop sleeping (b) stand up (c) dream (d) go to bed
- 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) on (b) up (c) away (d) off
- 25.Complete the analogy: Pages are to book as leaves are to ___. (a) tree (b) root (c) stone (d) cloud
- 26.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) nun (d) bride
- 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
- 28.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very cheap (b) very sweet (c) very strong (d) very weak
- 29.What does the idiom “all ears” mean? (a) having big ears (b) very noisy (c) listening eagerly (d) hard of hearing
- 30.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painfully (b) painter (c) painless (d) painful
- 31.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) tired (c) lazy (d) proud
- 32.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
- 33.Which word means “without a name”? (a) names (b) named (c) namely (d) nameless
- 34.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
- 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 36.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
- 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) caravan
- 39.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
- 40.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
Answer key
- ships
- plane
- victory – defeat
- omnivore
- arrive – depart
- hot
- easily frightened
- off
- calm and peaceful
- desert
- proud
- fill again
- worry about the past
- decide
- persuasively
- continue
- give up
- night
- bank
- cheap – expensive
- brave
- go up
- stop sleeping
- on
- tree
- nun
- your
- very strong
- listening eagerly
- painful
- scared
- borrow
- nameless
- read
- sun
- assist
- light
- caravan
- optimist
- eight
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