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 “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
- 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
- 4.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
- 5.Complete the analogy: Judge is to court as actor is to ___. (a) field (b) farm (c) kitchen (d) stage
- 6.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decisive (b) decide (c) decision (d) decisively
- 7.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 8.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) mislead
- 9.Which word is a noun? (a) decisive (b) decide (c) decision (d) decisively
- 10.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
- 11.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) bag (b) room (c) box (d) house
- 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) puppy (c) fawn (d) kitten
- 13.The fruit seller was courteous and thanked every customer. “Courteous” means ___. (a) lazy (b) polite (c) rude (d) slow
- 14.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) converse (c) require (d) reside
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
- 16.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) agree after resisting (b) refuse (c) attack (d) win
- 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) early (b) modern (c) wise (d) rich
- 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) into
- 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) on (b) up (c) out (d) off
- 20.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
- 22.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stand up (c) stop trying (d) keep going
- 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) live (c) show (d) buy
- 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
- 25.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasively (b) persuasion (c) persuasive (d) persuade
- 26.Which spelling is correct? (a) intterupt (b) interrup (c) interupt (d) interrupt
- 27.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) adres (c) parliament (d) committee
- 28.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) describe (b) descriptive (c) description (d) descriptively
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) tiny (c) wet (d) modern
- 30.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
- 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
- 32.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 33.The tiny ant carried a load that was colossal compared to its body. “Colossal” means ___. (a) tiny (b) huge (c) light (d) soft
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) hieght (b) heigth (c) heighth (d) height
- 36.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) bone (b) hatchet (c) box (d) treasure
- 37.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
- 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
- 40.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imaginative (b) imagine (c) imagination (d) imaginatively
Answer key
- not continue
- cinema
- formerly
- agenda
- stage
- decide
- build again
- mislead
- decision
- dictionary
- bag
- fawn
- polite
- converse
- slow
- agree after resisting
- wise
- into
- out
- flew
- hot
- stop trying
- show
- formally
- persuasively
- interrupt
- adres
- description
- modern
- -er
- asleep
- uncommon
- huge
- take
- height
- hatchet
- -ful
- house
- ancient – modern
- imagination
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