Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 936 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.The ancient temples of Hampi were built hundreds of years ago. “Ancient” means ___. (a) very tall (b) very old (c) very new (d) very small
2. 2.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) jump (c) choose (d) carry
3. 3.The garbage gave off a pungent smell that made us cover our noses. “Pungent” means ___. (a) sweet-smelling (b) strong-smelling (c) faint (d) pleasant
4. 4.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) cold (d) wet
5. 5.Which word is an adjective? (a) attract (b) attractively (c) attraction (d) attractive
6. 6.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
8. 8.The house was vacant; nobody had lived in it for years. “Vacant” means ___. (a) beautiful (b) crowded (c) empty (d) expensive
9. 9.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happines (b) happyness (c) happieness (d) happiness
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
12. 12.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) woman (d) aunt
13. 13.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) quick (b) excited (c) proud (d) unwilling
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) reside (d) purchase
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) look like a parent (c) take later (d) follow a road
17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look behind (b) look later (c) search for (d) take care of
18. 18.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) phone a friend (b) start a new day (c) name the day (d) stop working for now
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) answer (d) roof
21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
25. 25.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) in (b) up (c) down (d) off
27. 27.Complete the analogy: Up is to down as in is to ___. (a) at (b) on (c) by (d) out
28. 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) for (b) after (c) off (d) up
29. 29.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
31. 31.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
32. 32.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) actor (d) host
33. 33.Complete the analogy: Thermometer is to temperature as clock is to ___. (a) speed (b) time (c) weight (d) distance
34. 34.What does the idiom “give the cold shoulder” mean? (a) hug someone (b) feel very cold (c) hurt a shoulder (d) ignore someone
35. 35.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) waste oil (b) work late into the night (c) light a lamp (d) cook at night
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) flock (b) bunch (c) crew (d) herd
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
38. 38.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
39. 39.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
40. 40.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor

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