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.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) begin (d) stop
- 2.Which spelling is correct? (a) interrup (b) intterupt (c) interrupt (d) interupt
- 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm
- 4.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) louder (b) loudest (c) loudness (d) loudly
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) come – go
- 6.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) above (d) under
- 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
- 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
- 10.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) dry (c) cold (d) quick
- 11.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
- 12.Complete the analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to ___. (a) spicy (b) sour (c) bitter (d) salty
- 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
- 14.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) flock (c) band (d) herd
- 16.The students were jubilant when their team won the trophy. “Jubilant” means ___. (a) very angry (b) full of fear (c) full of joy (d) very tired
- 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
- 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
- 19.The crowd at the stadium was boisterous, shouting and cheering loudly. “Boisterous” means ___. (a) noisy and lively (b) sad (c) quiet and calm (d) sleepy
- 20.Zoya felt remorse after she shouted at her little brother. “Remorse” means ___. (a) pride (b) anger (c) sorrow for doing wrong (d) great joy
- 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
- 22.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
- 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
- 26.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) rich (b) quick (c) timid (d) bold
- 27.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) king
- 28.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
- 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) up (b) off (c) out (d) in
- 30.What does the idiom “lend a hand” mean? (a) help someone (b) give a hand away (c) shake hands (d) borrow money
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
- 32.Complete the analogy: Day is to week as month is to ___. (a) hour (b) minute (c) second (d) year
- 33.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) disappear (b) pronunciation (c) bussiness (d) government
- 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) across (b) off (c) in (d) after
- 35.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) schedule (b) ocassion (c) receive (d) environment
- 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 37.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) soldiers (d) ships
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
- 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
- 40.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) buy (b) wash (c) remove clothes (d) wear
Answer key
- begin
- interrupt
- bunch
- loudly
- mend – repair
- under
- patriot
- envelop
- shout – yell
- cold
- -ness
- sour
- calf
- homophones
- band
- full of joy
- borrow – lend
- swarm
- noisy and lively
- sorrow for doing wrong
- need
- illegal
- far
- misjudge
- cold – chilly
- timid
- prince
- library
- off
- help someone
- short
- year
- bussiness
- in
- ocassion
- re-
- soldiers
- slow
- effect
- remove clothes
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