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: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
- 3.Which spelling is correct? (a) interrup (b) interupt (c) interrupt (d) intterupt
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) gosling (c) kid (d) cub
- 5.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) look (b) book (c) crook (d) cook
- 6.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) waitress (d) hostess
- 7.Complete the analogy: Delhi is to India as Kathmandu is to ___. (a) Sri Lanka (b) Bangladesh (c) Nepal (d) Bhutan
- 8.What does the idiom “throw in the towel” mean? (a) dry your hands (b) give up (c) win easily (d) clean up
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
- 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
- 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
- 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – brave (c) scared – afraid (d) in – out
- 14.Which word is an adverb? (a) persuade (b) persuasion (c) persuasive (d) persuasively
- 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
- 16.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) smile (c) shout (d) present
- 17.Choose the right form: Do not play near the railway track; it is ___. (a) endanger (b) dangerous (c) danger (d) dangerously
- 18.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
- 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) early (b) modern (c) rich (d) wise
- 20.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 22.Complete the analogy: Lock is to key as question is to ___. (a) book (b) teacher (c) answer (d) pen
- 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
- 25.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) help (b) boast (c) share (d) hide
- 26.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
- 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) stable
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
- 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) nurse
- 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 32.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) unwilling (b) excited (c) proud (d) quick
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) job
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) conscence (b) conscience (c) consience (d) concience
- 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
- 37.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run outside (b) have none left (c) have plenty (d) run very fast
- 38.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
- 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 40.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
Answer key
- weather
- wise – foolish
- interrupt
- gosling
- crook
- hostess
- Nepal
- give up
- shout – yell
- far
- inedible
- -ly
- scared – afraid
- persuasively
- enough
- present
- dangerous
- quite
- wise
- subsequently
- cook before
- answer
- pre-
- day
- boast
- our
- aquarium
- begin – start
- down
- patient
- re-
- unwilling
- not obey
- job
- conscience
- apiary
- have none left
- than
- asleep
- peace
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