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 is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
- 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
- 3.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
- 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) arrive (c) float (d) increase
- 5.Which spelling is correct? (a) embarass (b) embarras (c) embaress (d) embarrass
- 6.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) falling apart (b) very clean (c) very tall (d) brand new
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
- 8.Which word is a verb? (a) attractive (b) attract (c) attractively (d) attraction
- 9.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) spade (b) pen (c) needle (d) saw
- 10.Complete the analogy: Bird is to feathers as fish is to ___. (a) fur (b) scales (c) wool (d) hair
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) piglet (d) foal
- 12.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
- 13.The chilli was so potent that one bite made my eyes water. “Potent” means ___. (a) very weak (b) very cheap (c) very strong (d) very sweet
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) arrive (c) lend (d) float
- 15.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) independent (b) argumant (c) rhythm (d) exaggerate
- 16.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
- 17.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painful (b) painfully (c) painter (d) painless
- 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
- 19.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) fleet (c) brood (d) swarm
- 21.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softness (b) softer (c) softly (d) soften
- 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) across (b) off (c) out (d) after
- 23.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) ships (d) wolves
- 24.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) secret (b) sleepy (c) honest and open (d) false
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) tell (d) buy
- 27.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) rhytm (b) calendar (c) noticeable (d) committee
- 28.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) glass (b) bottle (c) bucket (d) teacup
- 29.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
- 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) conscience (b) Wednesday (c) separete (d) mischievous
- 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
- 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) temporary
- 35.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) bread (b) paper (c) cake (d) chalk
- 36.Which word is an adjective? (a) beautifully (b) beautify (c) beauty (d) beautiful
- 37.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
- 38.Which word is a verb? (a) differently (b) different (c) difference (d) differ
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
- 40.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) cloud (c) stone (d) leaf
Answer key
- fortunate
- annual
- daily
- increase
- embarrass
- falling apart
- short
- attract
- pen
- scales
- piglet
- immediately
- very strong
- float
- argumant
- play again
- painful
- wise – foolish
- fair
- brood
- softly
- out
- wolves
- honest and open
- mishear
- give
- rhytm
- teacup
- knew
- affect
- dis-
- separete
- omnivore
- temporary
- cake
- beautiful
- physician
- differ
- deep – shallow
- stone
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