Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
- 2.Complete the analogy: Sheep is to flock as cow is to ___. (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
- 3.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
- 4.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) pen (b) spade (c) saw (d) needle
- 5.Complete the analogy: King is to queen as prince is to ___. (a) king (b) duchess (c) princess (d) aunt
- 6.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) ancient (c) late (d) polite
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
- 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 11.Which word is an adverb? (a) decisive (b) decide (c) decision (d) decisively
- 12.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pittiful (c) pitifull (d) pitiful
- 13.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
- 14.Which spelling is correct? (a) garantee (b) guarantee (c) guarentee (d) guarante
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) bunch (b) flock (c) pack (d) fleet
- 16.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) leave (b) stop (c) sleep (d) continue
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
- 19.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) ant (d) eagle
- 20.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
- 21.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) fish (d) cows
- 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 23.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
- 24.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) king (d) uncle
- 25.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easly (b) easily (c) easyly (d) easely
- 26.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
- 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 29.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) clear (b) very cold (c) cloudy and dark (d) sweet
- 30.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) troop
- 32.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) cats (b) rats (c) mice (d) cows
- 33.What does the idiom “hold your horses” mean? (a) hurry up (b) ride a horse (c) wait, be patient (d) feed the horses
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) start (d) buy
- 35.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
- 36.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) reside (d) purchase
- 37.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarass (b) disappear (c) argument (d) restaurant
- 38.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) smart (d) lazy
- 39.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) hungry (d) glad
- 40.Choose the right form: Do not play near the railway track; it is ___. (a) dangerous (b) endanger (c) dangerously (d) danger
Answer key
- elderly
- herd
- Besides
- pen
- princess
- knew
- present
- view before
- stone – rock
- heat before
- decisively
- pitiful
- dictionary
- guarantee
- pack
- dentist
- continue
- small
- owl
- reside
- fish
- not tidy
- latter
- prince
- easily
- donor
- shy – timid
- mis-
- cloudy and dark
- frequently
- troop
- cats
- wait, be patient
- start
- unlucky
- consider
- embarass
- smart
- glad
- dangerous
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