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 kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
- 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer
- 3.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) arm (b) leg (c) hair (d) ear
- 4.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
- 5.Which spelling is correct? (a) knowledge (b) knoledge (c) knowladge (d) knowlege
- 6.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) busy (c) wealthy (d) clever
- 7.The weather was so balmy that we had our picnic outdoors. “Balmy” means ___. (a) very windy (b) freezing cold (c) pleasantly warm (d) very stormy
- 8.Complete the analogy: Ruler is to length as weighing scale is to ___. (a) weight (b) heat (c) time (d) speed
- 9.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) lose hearing (b) refuse to listen (c) whisper softly (d) listen carefully
- 10.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a sad goodbye (b) a secret prayer (c) a fancy dress (d) good luck that looks bad
- 11.What does the idiom “a fish out of water” mean? (a) a good swimmer (b) uncomfortable in a place (c) a dying fish (d) a hungry cat
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
- 14.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
- 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
- 16.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protectively (b) protective (c) protection (d) protect
- 17.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) rich (d) kind
- 18.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) peacock (c) lion (d) rooster
- 19.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 20.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 21.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
- 23.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) bench (b) fence (c) wall (d) chair
- 24.Complete the analogy: Bee is to buzz as snake is to ___. (a) bark (b) moo (c) neigh (d) hiss
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
- 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
- 27.Choose the right form: Hard work is the key to ___. (a) successful (b) successfully (c) succeed (d) success
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
- 29.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) oil (b) candle (c) paper (d) lamp
- 30.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) bone (b) hatchet (c) box (d) treasure
- 31.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) careful (c) carefull (d) carful
- 32.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) victim
- 33.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 34.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
- 35.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careful (b) go out (c) be careless (d) close your eyes
- 36.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
- 37.The gigantic whale was longer than our school bus. “Gigantic” means ___. (a) tiny (b) noisy (c) huge (d) slow
- 38.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) ill (c) quiet (d) fast
- 39.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) reply (c) travel (d) sleep
- 40.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writeer (b) writter (c) writar (d) writer
Answer key
- cat
- volunteer
- leg
- approximately
- knowledge
- wealthy
- pleasantly warm
- weight
- refuse to listen
- good luck that looks bad
- uncomfortable in a place
- pre-
- short
- expert
- brave – cowardly
- protection
- rich
- peacock
- dishonest
- not loyal
- meet
- top
- fence
- hiss
- scared – afraid
- include – exclude
- success
- shy – timid
- oil
- hatchet
- careful
- eyewitness
- place wrongly
- barber
- be careful
- -ful
- huge
- fast
- reply
- writer
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