Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) oil (b) paper (c) lamp (d) candle
- 2.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
- 4.Choose the right form: Termites can ___ wooden furniture. (a) destruction (b) destructive (c) destroy (d) destructively
- 5.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protective (b) protect (c) protectively (d) protection
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
- 7.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
- 8.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
- 9.The heat was unbearable, so we stayed indoors until evening. “Unbearable” means ___. (a) very pleasant (b) very mild (c) very cool (d) too much to stand
- 10.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
- 11.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
- 12.What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg” mean? (a) need a doctor (b) be cheap (c) be very expensive (d) hurt badly
- 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) early (c) cowardly (d) clever
- 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
- 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) present (c) late (d) ancient
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) colony
- 19.Which word is a verb? (a) decision (b) decide (c) decisively (d) decisive
- 20.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
- 21.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pitifull (c) pitiful (d) pittiful
- 22.Which word is an adjective? (a) purely (b) purity (c) purify (d) pure
- 23.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) ships (c) sticks (d) singers
- 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
- 25.Complete the analogy: Chef is to kitchen as scientist is to ___. (a) laboratory (b) stadium (c) library (d) court
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) notisable (b) noticeble (c) noticeable (d) noticable
- 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) pride (b) fleet (c) crowd (d) litter
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) herd (c) flock (d) pack
- 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
- 30.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) neccessary (b) neccesary (c) necesary (d) necessary
- 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) after (b) up (c) on (d) off
- 33.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
- 34.Complete the analogy: Boat is to water as aeroplane is to ___. (a) road (b) track (c) sand (d) air
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) pride (b) herd (c) school (d) bunch
- 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) rough (b) honest (c) late (d) ancient
- 37.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) lady (b) bride (c) queen (d) aunt
- 38.The tiny ant carried a load that was colossal compared to its body. “Colossal” means ___. (a) tiny (b) light (c) soft (d) huge
- 39.Dad was ecstatic when India won the World Cup. “Ecstatic” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) overjoyed (c) upset (d) bored
- 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
Answer key
- oil
- host
- hard
- destroy
- protection
- ill – sick
- dyeing
- ants
- too much to stand
- personnel
- require
- be very expensive
- stationary
- cowardly
- heel
- device
- present
- colony
- decide
- herbivore
- pitiful
- pure
- puppies
- include – exclude
- laboratory
- noticeable
- crowd
- pack
- alter
- write again
- necessary
- on
- except
- air
- school
- rough
- lady
- huge
- overjoyed
- swarm
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