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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
- 2.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
- 3.Complete the analogy: Pen is to write as knife is to ___. (a) draw (b) read (c) sing (d) cut
- 4.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
- 7.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
- 9.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
- 10.The baby was drowsy after her bath and soon fell asleep. “Drowsy” means ___. (a) angry (b) hungry (c) sleepy (d) noisy
- 11.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
- 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) Febrary (b) Febuary (c) February (d) Feburary
- 13.Which word is a verb? (a) beautiful (b) beauty (c) beautify (d) beautifully
- 14.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) playful (c) played (d) player
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) rich (c) deep (d) early
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) bunch
- 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
- 19.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
- 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
- 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) up (b) in (c) down (d) off
- 22.The thief was apprehended by the police and taken to the station. “Apprehended” means ___. (a) praised (b) helped (c) freed (d) caught
- 23.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) dangerously (b) endanger (c) danger (d) dangerous
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) rise from bed (b) go to sleep (c) lie down (d) sit down
- 25.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) foot (b) head (c) leg (d) hand
- 26.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadness (b) saddness (c) sadeness (d) sadnes
- 27.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) big fuss over little (b) spilt tea (c) bad weather (d) a broken cup
- 28.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) go to bed (b) punch a bag (c) pack a bag (d) go shopping
- 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
- 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) patient (d) nurse
- 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) start
- 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) exit (c) journey (d) answer
- 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) after (b) off (c) on (d) up
- 34.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) kangaroo (c) cat (d) hen
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) bunch (b) pride (c) herd (d) flock
- 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
- 38.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) exagerate (b) mischievous (c) believe (d) knowledge
- 39.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 40.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
Answer key
- optimist
- dear
- cut
- male
- pre-
- no
- purchase
- quick – fast
- thieves
- sleepy
- goose
- February
- beautify
- player
- deep
- re-
- swarm
- pull
- counsel
- whole
- off
- caught
- endanger
- rise from bed
- hand
- sadness
- big fuss over little
- go to bed
- swarm
- patient
- start
- exit
- on
- kangaroo
- flock
- reopen
- borrow – lend
- exagerate
- not equal
- dessert
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