Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 979 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) ships (d) people
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
3. 3.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) not open (d) open wrongly
4. 4.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) waitress (c) actress (d) hostess
5. 5.The milk had a peculiar smell, so Mum threw it away. “Peculiar” means ___. (a) sweet (b) pleasant (c) fresh (d) strange
6. 6.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) butterfly (c) hen (d) frog
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) down (b) after (c) off (d) up
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
9. 9.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) river (c) road (d) garden
10. 10.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) paper (b) lamp (c) candle (d) oil
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
12. 12.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) brand new (b) falling apart (c) very tall (d) very clean
13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
16. 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) chick
19. 19.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) careful after a bad time (b) very shy (c) bitten by a dog (d) brave again
20. 20.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
22. 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
23. 23.Complete the analogy: Child is to children as mouse is to ___. (a) mice (b) rats (c) mouse (d) cheese
24. 24.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) happy
25. 25.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) embarrass (b) recommend (c) dissapear (d) mischievous
26. 26.What does the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” mean? (a) the top of a hill (b) a cold place (c) only a small part (d) a melting ice block
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) a rare animal (b) a big white toy (c) a lucky charm (d) costly but useless thing
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
31. 31.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) waste oil (b) work late into the night (c) light a lamp (d) cook at night
33. 33.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
34. 34.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) bush (b) house (c) tree (d) garden
35. 35.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) house (b) sky (c) river (d) street
36. 36.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
37. 37.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazyness (b) lazness (c) lazines (d) laziness
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) hero (c) window (d) answer
39. 39.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
40. 40.Which word is an adjective? (a) describe (b) description (c) descriptively (d) descriptive

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