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.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasive (b) persuasion (c) persuasively (d) persuade
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – bold
- 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) flock
- 4.Which word is a noun? (a) different (b) differ (c) difference (d) differently
- 5.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 6.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadnes (b) sadeness (c) saddness (d) sadness
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) tiny (c) brave (d) rude
- 8.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
- 9.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
- 10.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) calender (b) Wednesday (c) guarantee (d) necessary
- 11.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 12.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
- 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) troupe
- 14.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
- 15.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
- 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) give
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) buy (d) live
- 19.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
- 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) entrance (b) window (c) journey (d) question
- 21.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) ewe (d) mare
- 22.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) respond (d) require
- 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) shout (c) lend (d) arrive
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) stop trying (b) give a gift (c) keep going (d) stand up
- 25.Complete the analogy: Pupil is to school as patient is to ___. (a) hospital (b) temple (c) bank (d) farm
- 26.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) stone (b) cup (c) straw (d) stick
- 27.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
- 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) go downstairs (c) stop working (d) start working
- 32.We got drenched in the heavy rain because we had no umbrella. “Drenched” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very cold (c) very late (d) completely wet
- 33.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at the last moment (b) every hour (c) very early (d) at 11 o'clock
- 34.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) thin (b) rich (c) short (d) fat
- 35.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decisive (b) decision (c) decisively (d) decide
- 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
- 37.The village was serene, with only the sound of birds. “Serene” means ___. (a) dirty (b) crowded (c) calm and peaceful (d) noisy
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 39.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
- 40.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) keys (d) camels
Answer key
- persuade
- brave – cowardly
- bunch
- difference
- see
- sadness
- brave
- granary
- hen
- calender
- reuse
- traitor
- troupe
- pear
- device
- give
- small
- talk
- reside
- entrance
- ewe
- respond
- lend
- stop trying
- hospital
- straw
- sail
- try
- pre-
- dis-
- stop working
- completely wet
- at the last moment
- thin
- decide
- lucky
- calm and peaceful
- slow
- ate
- camels
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