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.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
- 2.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) recommend (b) rythm (c) privilege (d) calendar
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
- 5.Complete the analogy: Tailor is to needle as carpenter is to ___. (a) stethoscope (b) pen (c) saw (d) brush
- 6.Which spelling is correct? (a) accommadation (b) acommodation (c) accomodation (d) accommodation
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
- 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) off
- 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
- 11.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) grove (b) herd (c) pride (d) swarm
- 13.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 14.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) choose (c) smile (d) close
- 15.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 16.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
- 17.Complete the idiom: The test was hard, but I had to bite the ___ and finish it. (a) biscuit (b) bullet (c) apple (d) pencil
- 18.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) unclear (b) very short (c) very funny (d) very clear
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
- 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) for (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 21.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) fence (b) chair (c) wall (d) bench
- 22.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
- 23.Which word is a verb? (a) decide (b) decision (c) decisive (d) decisively
- 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
- 25.The road was so congested that cars hardly moved for an hour. “Congested” means ___. (a) very smooth (b) very wide (c) newly built (d) blocked with traffic
- 26.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) wait eagerly for (b) forget about (c) be afraid of (d) look straight ahead
- 27.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dull (d) shiny
- 28.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) simple and plain (b) very short (c) very sad (d) grand and rich
- 29.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
- 30.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
- 31.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) mistidy
- 32.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
- 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) across
- 34.What does the idiom “lend a hand” mean? (a) shake hands (b) borrow money (c) help someone (d) give a hand away
- 35.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) cook at night (b) waste oil (c) light a lamp (d) work late into the night
- 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) duckling (d) cub
- 37.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) children
- 38.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
Answer key
- principle
- rythm
- big
- empty
- saw
- accommodation
- hard
- bottom
- up
- lightening
- Would
- grove
- desert
- close
- disobey
- -er
- bullet
- unclear
- happy
- for
- fence
- cobbler
- decide
- bilingual
- blocked with traffic
- wait eagerly for
- shiny
- grand and rich
- know
- lead
- untidy
- pair
- off
- help someone
- work late into the night
- duckling
- children
- flower
- small
- adapt
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