Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
- 2.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attract (b) attractive (c) attractively (d) attraction
- 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
- 4.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) lazy (d) loud
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 6.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) ewe (d) mare
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) happy – sad
- 8.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeward (b) homely (c) homeless (d) homework
- 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) down (b) across (c) off (d) after
- 10.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writer (d) written
- 11.Choose the right form: Painting helps children become more ___. (a) create (b) creation (c) creatively (d) creative
- 12.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) take care of (c) look behind (d) look later
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
- 14.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmor (c) swimer (d) swimmer
- 15.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
- 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 17.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) very busy (b) very happy (c) feeling unwell (d) out in the rain
- 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
- 19.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadly (c) sadely (d) sadley
- 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
- 22.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpful
- 23.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravely (b) bravery (c) bravest (d) braver
- 24.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) submit (b) lose (c) keep (d) hold
- 25.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 26.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) subsequently
- 27.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) sailors (c) sticks (d) lions
- 28.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) soft (b) wet (c) quiet (d) hot
- 29.Which spelling is correct? (a) achive (b) acheeve (c) achieve (d) acheive
- 30.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) independent (b) conscence (c) knowledge (d) necessary
- 31.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
- 32.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 33.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 34.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) telephone
- 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
- 36.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
- 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
- 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
- 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
Answer key
- light
- attraction
- breathe
- kind
- gift – present
- mare
- begin – start
- homeless
- down
- writer
- creative
- take care of
- slow
- swimmer
- flour
- desert
- feeling unwell
- across
- sadly
- break
- shy – timid
- helper
- bravely
- submit
- steel
- subsequently
- sticks
- hot
- achieve
- conscence
- poet
- not fair
- judge before
- telephone
- swarm
- peace
- buy
- history
- brave – cowardly
- arrive – depart
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