Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 888 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) very shy (b) brave again (c) bitten by a dog (d) careful after a bad time
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) win – lose (c) mend – break (d) mend – repair
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) refuse (d) whisper
5. 5.Complete the analogy: Grass is to green as sky is to ___. (a) pink (b) blue (c) brown (d) red
6. 6.What does the idiom “the last straw” mean? (a) a small gift (b) the end of a drink (c) the final problem (d) a broken straw
7. 7.Choose the right form: She is a ___ doctor in Pune. (a) successfully (b) succeed (c) success (d) successful
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
10. 10.The old man was frail and needed help to climb the stairs. “Frail” means ___. (a) rich (b) strong (c) rude (d) weak
11. 11.Complete the analogy: Up is to down as in is to ___. (a) on (b) out (c) at (d) by
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) old – new
13. 13.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) waiter (d) actor
14. 14.Choose the right form: The storm caused great ___ in the village. (a) destructively (b) destructive (c) destroy (d) destruction
15. 15.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) quiet (c) fast (d) rich
16. 16.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) tall (c) healthy (d) proud
17. 17.Which word is an adjective? (a) description (b) describe (c) descriptively (d) descriptive
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
19. 19.Which spelling is correct? (a) guarentee (b) guarantee (c) guarante (d) garantee
20. 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) honest (b) private (c) brave (d) modern
22. 22.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer
24. 24.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudness (b) loudest (c) louder (d) loudly
25. 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) beutiful (b) temperature (c) immediately (d) height
26. 26.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) on (b) off (c) up (d) out
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
31. 31.Complete the idiom: We are all in the same ___, so let us help each other. (a) car (b) bus (c) house (d) boat
32. 32.Diya is diligent; she studies every day and never skips homework. “Diligent” means ___. (a) hardworking (b) lazy (c) careless (d) forgetful
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) run indoors (b) meet by chance (c) avoid someone (d) race someone
35. 35.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) very loud (b) very exciting (c) short and funny (d) long and boring
36. 36.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) achieve (b) recommend (c) noticeable (d) imediately
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) shout (d) win
38. 38.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
39. 39.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) very cool (b) very pleasant (c) too much to stand (d) very mild
40. 40.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) woman

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