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.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) big – small (d) fast – slow
- 3.What does the idiom “a storm in a teacup” mean? (a) big fuss over little (b) spilt tea (c) a broken cup (d) bad weather
- 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
- 5.The hikers were parched after the long climb and drank all their water. “Parched” means ___. (a) very sleepy (b) very cold (c) very thirsty (d) very proud
- 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) shout (c) arrive (d) lend
- 7.Complete the analogy: Water is to thirst as food is to ___. (a) fear (b) cold (c) sleep (d) hunger
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
- 9.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziness (b) lazily (c) lazier (d) laziest
- 10.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 11.Complete the analogy: Rose is to flower as mango is to ___. (a) spice (b) vegetable (c) drink (d) fruit
- 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) modern (c) honest (d) early
- 13.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) hero (d) host
- 14.Which spelling is correct? (a) defenitely (b) definitely (c) definitly (d) definately
- 15.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useless (b) usless (c) useles (d) uselesss
- 16.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) early (b) hard (c) easy (d) sweet
- 17.Complete the idiom: That shop sells sweets that cost an arm and a ___. (a) leg (b) hand (c) foot (d) nose
- 18.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) arm (b) hand (c) eye (d) ear
- 19.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) elderly
- 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 21.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) buy books (b) throw books (c) study hard (d) tear books
- 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
- 23.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) up – down
- 25.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
- 26.Complete the analogy: Day is to night as summer is to ___. (a) monsoon (b) sunny (c) spring (d) winter
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
- 29.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) actress
- 30.The tiny ant carried a load that was colossal compared to its body. “Colossal” means ___. (a) tiny (b) light (c) soft (d) huge
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 32.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
- 33.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diger (b) digger (c) diggor (d) diggar
- 34.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
- 35.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) bees (c) cows (d) keys
- 36.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) rich (c) timid (d) quick
- 37.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
- 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
- 39.Be cautious while crossing the busy road. “Cautious” means ___. (a) fast (b) noisy (c) careless (d) careful
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
Answer key
- bank
- big – large
- big fuss over little
- envelope
- very thirsty
- lend
- hunger
- day
- laziness
- fruit
- blunt
- waiter
- definitely
- useless
- hard
- leg
- eye
- elderly
- clutch
- study hard
- wise – foolish
- principle
- stone – rock
- they're
- winter
- night
- choose – select
- waitress
- huge
- build again
- museum
- digger
- son
- whales
- timid
- reside
- cub
- careful
- not allow
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