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.The instructions were ambiguous, so everyone understood them differently. “Ambiguous” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very short (c) unclear (d) very clear
- 2.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) excellent (b) beginning (c) foriegn (d) pronunciation
- 3.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) fast (d) ill
- 4.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
- 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) tiny – little
- 6.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homely (c) homeward (d) homeless
- 7.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) proud (b) healthy (c) ill (d) tall
- 8.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 10.Which word is a verb? (a) imaginative (b) imaginatively (c) imagine (d) imagination
- 11.Which word is a noun? (a) success (b) successful (c) succeed (d) successfully
- 12.Complete the analogy: Tooth is to teeth as foot is to ___. (a) shoes (b) toes (c) feet (d) legs
- 13.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
- 14.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) get smaller (b) plant trees (c) become an adult (d) climb up
- 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
- 16.Complete the analogy: Water is to thirst as food is to ___. (a) cold (b) hunger (c) fear (d) sleep
- 17.Which word is an adjective? (a) admirable (b) admire (c) admiration (d) admirably
- 18.Which spelling is correct? (a) govenment (b) goverment (c) governmant (d) government
- 19.The street vendor’s samosas were delectable, so we ordered more. “Delectable” means ___. (a) delicious (b) burnt (c) tasteless (d) cold
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) absent (c) honest (d) early
- 22.Which word is a noun? (a) descriptively (b) descriptive (c) describe (d) description
- 23.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) cousin (b) stranger (c) enemy (d) friend
- 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) bank (d) museum
- 25.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) rich (d) quiet
- 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) big – large
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 29.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) rats (b) cows (c) mice (d) cats
- 30.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
- 32.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
- 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) up (b) along (c) off (d) after
- 34.Which word is an adjective? (a) purely (b) purify (c) purity (d) pure
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
- 37.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
- 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) across (b) after (c) down (d) up
- 39.Complete the analogy: Hot is to cold as tall is to ___. (a) short (b) thin (c) big (d) warm
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
Answer key
- unclear
- foriegn
- fast
- road
- ancient – modern
- homeless
- ill
- unwell
- not agree
- imagine
- success
- feet
- unanimous
- become an adult
- but
- hunger
- admirable
- government
- delicious
- mis-
- absent
- description
- friend
- mint
- quiet
- pessimist
- big – large
- un-
- cats
- cat
- young
- -ly
- along
- pure
- big
- borrow – lend
- poet
- down
- short
- soft
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