Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
- 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
- 3.Riya made a feeble attempt to lift the heavy box and soon gave up. “Feeble” means ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) clever (d) strong
- 4.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) pen (b) saw (c) brush (d) stethoscope
- 5.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
- 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
- 7.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
- 10.Kavya is meticulous; she checks every sum twice before handing in her work. “Meticulous” means ___. (a) very careful (b) very fast (c) very lazy (d) very careless
- 11.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
- 13.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
- 14.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
- 17.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 21.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
- 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
- 24.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazness (b) lazyness (c) laziness (d) lazines
- 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 26.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
- 27.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
- 28.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) sit down (b) go to sleep (c) lie down (d) rise from bed
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 30.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) soldiers
- 31.Her explanation was lucid, and everyone understood at once. “Lucid” means ___. (a) confusing (b) clear and easy (c) very funny (d) very long
- 32.Complete the analogy: Ear is to hear as nose is to ___. (a) taste (b) smell (c) see (d) touch
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) puppy (d) kitten
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
- 37.Complete the analogy: Astronaut is to spacecraft as sailor is to ___. (a) bus (b) ship (c) train (d) plane
- 38.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
- 39.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) companion (c) error (d) occupation
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) live (d) help
Answer key
- synonym
- than
- weak
- saw
- fare
- often
- hen
- dis-
- need
- very careful
- prejudge
- Where
- pair
- depart
- above
- dark
- son
- light
- evening
- not usual
- cite
- go down
- brave – cowardly
- laziness
- fill again
- see
- piece
- rise from bed
- place wrongly
- soldiers
- clear and easy
- smell
- down
- not lucky
- puppy
- arrive – depart
- ship
- buy
- companion
- ask
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