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.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 2.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
- 3.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) straw (b) stone (c) stick (d) cup
- 4.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) take later (c) follow a road (d) look like a parent
- 5.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kindly (c) kinder (d) kindness
- 6.Complete the analogy: Pen is to writer as camera is to ___. (a) photographer (b) barber (c) farmer (d) tailor
- 7.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) ocean (b) river (c) glass (d) pond
- 8.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
- 9.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
- 10.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
- 11.Which spelling is correct? (a) knowledge (b) knoledge (c) knowladge (d) knowlege
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
- 13.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
- 14.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) however
- 15.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) empty (d) large
- 16.The baby’s cries were incessant; she did not stop for an hour. “Incessant” means ___. (a) soft (b) short (c) happy (d) non-stop
- 17.The cheetah is a ferocious hunter that chases its prey at great speed. “Ferocious” means ___. (a) lazy (b) fierce and wild (c) gentle (d) tiny
- 18.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
- 19.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) ships (d) bees
- 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) temporary (d) generous
- 21.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
- 22.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) host (c) king (d) headmaster
- 23.Which word is a noun? (a) destructive (b) destructively (c) destroy (d) destruction
- 24.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) bussiness (c) vegetable (d) excellent
- 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
- 26.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
- 27.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) ships (c) sticks (d) singers
- 28.Which word is a noun? (a) dangerously (b) dangerous (c) endanger (d) danger
- 29.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) noisy (b) simple (c) hard (d) rude
- 30.Which word is a verb? (a) protect (b) protection (c) protectively (d) protective
- 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
- 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
- 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) down
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) Wedensday (b) Wednesday (c) Wednsday (d) Wensday
- 36.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) false (c) honest and open (d) secret
- 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) off (b) across (c) up (d) after
- 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
- 39.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) hard (b) juicy (c) dry (d) sour
- 40.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) pal (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) teacher
Answer key
- fill again
- zoologist
- straw
- look like a parent
- kindness
- photographer
- ocean
- beginner
- sheep
- eyewitness
- knowledge
- hot
- hair
- however
- large
- non-stop
- fierce and wild
- unbreakable
- ships
- temporary
- -less
- headmaster
- destruction
- bussiness
- apiary
- donor
- puppies
- danger
- simple
- protect
- bilingual
- cheap – expensive
- carnivore
- down
- Wednesday
- honest and open
- up
- live
- juicy
- pal
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