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.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) fleet
- 2.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) public (c) ancient (d) early
- 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) blunt (c) honest (d) modern
- 5.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadly (b) saddly (c) sadely (d) sadley
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
- 7.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) carefull (c) careful (d) carful
- 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 9.Complete the analogy: Square is to four as triangle is to ___. (a) five (b) six (c) four (d) three
- 10.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) very soon (b) every morning (c) in summer (d) never
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) feel sad (b) forget a word (c) find in a dictionary (d) take care of
- 12.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) noticeable (b) separate (c) goverment (d) foreign
- 13.What does the idiom “on the same page” mean? (a) reading a book (b) far apart (c) in agreement (d) very busy
- 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) pride (c) flock (d) fleet
- 15.The pond water was murky, so we could not see the bottom. “Murky” means ___. (a) very cold (b) sweet (c) cloudy and dark (d) clear
- 16.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
- 17.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sheep (c) keys (d) lions
- 18.Which spelling is correct? (a) forein (b) foreign (c) foriegn (d) foreighn
- 19.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) empress (d) duchess
- 20.The baby’s cries were incessant; she did not stop for an hour. “Incessant” means ___. (a) soft (b) non-stop (c) short (d) happy
- 21.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) brave (b) foolish (c) ancient (d) polite
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
- 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
- 25.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) feel very cold (b) start a friendly talk (c) get very angry (d) break something cold
- 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
- 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) across (b) after (c) in (d) off
- 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) swarm (c) flock (d) bench
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) immediatley (b) imediately (c) immediately (d) immediatly
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
- 31.Which spelling is correct? (a) comittee (b) committe (c) committee (d) commitee
- 32.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happieness (b) happines (c) happiness (d) happyness
- 33.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) imediately (b) government (c) receive (d) rhythm
- 34.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
- 35.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) wet (b) kind (c) sad (d) busy
- 36.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
- 38.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 39.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) dig (b) crawl (c) run (d) fly
- 40.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) go shopping (b) tell a lie (c) tell a secret (d) free a pet
Answer key
- herd
- some
- public
- blunt
- sadly
- begin – start
- careful
- quiet
- three
- never
- find in a dictionary
- goverment
- in agreement
- flock
- cloudy and dark
- inedible
- lions
- foreign
- empress
- non-stop
- fragile
- foolish
- close
- herbivore
- start a friendly talk
- generous – selfish
- in
- bench
- immediately
- quiet
- committee
- happiness
- imediately
- examination
- sad
- sail
- ancient – modern
- pre-
- fly
- tell a secret
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