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.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) invite (b) shout (c) phone (d) cancel
- 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
- 3.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
- 4.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
- 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
- 6.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
- 7.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
- 8.Priya was adamant that she would finish the race, even with a sore foot. “Adamant” means ___. (a) sleepy (b) scared (c) unsure (d) firm, not changing mind
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
- 10.Complete the analogy: Bat is to cricket as racket is to ___. (a) football (b) tennis (c) kabaddi (d) hockey
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careless (b) go out (c) close your eyes (d) be careful
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) lift up (b) carry a bag (c) continue (d) stop
- 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) library (d) aquarium
- 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) praise (c) sink (d) lend
- 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) rich (d) deep
- 16.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) host (d) waiter
- 17.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wash (b) remove clothes (c) wear (d) buy
- 18.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) geese (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
- 19.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) red (b) green (c) pink (d) blue
- 20.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) hen (c) mare (d) tigress
- 21.Which word is an adjective? (a) creation (b) create (c) creatively (d) creative
- 22.The mango was succulent, and juice ran down my chin. “Succulent” means ___. (a) sour (b) dry (c) hard (d) juicy
- 23.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) fast (c) quiet (d) rich
- 24.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoping (c) hoped (d) hopeless
- 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) character (b) mischevous (c) embarrass (d) schedule
- 26.Complete the analogy: Fish is to swim as bird is to ___. (a) dig (b) crawl (c) run (d) fly
- 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
- 28.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) thin (c) short (d) fat
- 29.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) better (c) goodness (d) goods
- 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
- 31.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easely (b) easily (c) easly (d) easyly
- 32.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) rhythm (b) vegetable (c) definitely (d) resturant
- 33.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 35.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
- 37.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) ants (d) cows
- 38.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) brother
- 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
- 40.Choose the right form: Can you ___ the picture in five sentences? (a) description (b) descriptive (c) describe (d) descriptively
Answer key
- cancel
- brave – cowardly
- Raise
- hole
- unanimous
- to
- barber
- firm, not changing mind
- ill – sick
- tennis
- be careful
- continue
- aviary
- praise
- deep
- waiter
- remove clothes
- geese
- blue
- tigress
- creative
- juicy
- fast
- hopeless
- mischevous
- fly
- wise – foolish
- thin
- goodness
- Where
- easily
- resturant
- hare
- dis-
- decade
- slow
- ants
- nephew
- miser
- describe
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