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.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
- 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
- 3.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) enjoy (c) joyfully (d) joyful
- 4.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) nephew (d) man
- 5.Complete the analogy: Lion is to lioness as tiger is to ___. (a) tigress (b) hen (c) lioness (d) mare
- 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) end
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
- 8.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
- 9.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) wet (d) slow
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) go to sleep (b) arrive (c) leave (d) turn around
- 12.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
- 13.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go on (c) break a light (d) make a light go out
- 14.Complete the idiom: Our plan failed, so we were back to square ___. (a) ten (b) two (c) one (d) zero
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) expensive (c) brave (d) honest
- 16.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) residence (d) error
- 17.Which spelling is correct? (a) busness (b) business (c) bussiness (d) buisness
- 18.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
- 19.Choose the right form: Kashmir is famous for its natural ___. (a) beautiful (b) beautify (c) beautifully (d) beauty
- 20.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
- 21.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
- 24.The tortoise was sluggish and took all day to cross the garden. “Sluggish” means ___. (a) noisy (b) fast (c) slow-moving (d) angry
- 25.There was a brief power cut that lasted only a minute. “Brief” means ___. (a) long (b) loud (c) short (d) dark
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) prelead
- 29.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) interrupt (b) temperature (c) schedule (d) excellant
- 30.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 31.Rohan was perplexed by the strange message and read it five times. “Perplexed” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) pleased (c) puzzled (d) angry
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) government (b) accommadation (c) address (d) pronunciation
- 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
- 34.The tiny village is remote; it takes two days to reach it by road. “Remote” means ___. (a) very near (b) very busy (c) very large (d) far away
- 35.The soldiers were valiant and fought bravely to protect the village. “Valiant” means ___. (a) hungry (b) brave (c) cowardly (d) tired
- 36.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) faint (b) sweet-smelling (c) pleasant (d) strong-smelling
- 37.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 38.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) sticks (d) ships
- 39.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) immediately (b) Wednesday (c) achieve (d) schedual
- 40.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
Answer key
- -ness
- ask
- joyful
- man
- tigress
- end
- weak
- new
- chilly
- dis-
- arrive
- lead
- make a light go out
- one
- expensive
- physician
- business
- rode
- beauty
- sum
- beginner
- out
- start
- slow-moving
- short
- dry
- ill – sick
- mislead
- excellant
- hare
- puzzled
- accommadation
- rough – smooth
- far away
- brave
- strong-smelling
- re-
- singers
- schedual
- hole
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