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.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 2.Zoya felt remorse after she shouted at her little brother. “Remorse” means ___. (a) pride (b) great joy (c) sorrow for doing wrong (d) anger
- 3.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 4.What does the idiom “on the same page” mean? (a) very busy (b) in agreement (c) reading a book (d) far apart
- 5.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) quick (c) angry (d) large
- 6.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) hot (b) soft (c) quiet (d) wet
- 7.Which spelling is correct? (a) embarass (b) embaress (c) embarrass (d) embarras
- 8.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) father
- 9.Which word is a verb? (a) attractive (b) attraction (c) attractively (d) attract
- 10.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
- 11.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – old (d) tiny – little
- 13.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) sticks (d) singers
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) disappear (b) Wednesday (c) pronounciation (d) interrupt
- 15.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
- 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
- 19.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
- 20.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicker (b) quicken (c) quickly (d) quickness
- 21.Kavya is meticulous; she checks every sum twice before handing in her work. “Meticulous” means ___. (a) very fast (b) very careful (c) very lazy (d) very careless
- 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) question (c) journey (d) answer
- 23.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) provide (c) require (d) reside
- 24.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cow (c) cat (d) horse
- 25.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
- 26.Complete the analogy: Painter is to brush as writer is to ___. (a) saw (b) needle (c) pen (d) spade
- 27.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
- 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
- 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
- 30.Complete the analogy: Monday is to Tuesday as January is to ___. (a) December (b) June (c) February (d) March
- 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) bundle (b) pride (c) herd (d) flock
- 32.The patient’s condition was critical, so the doctors acted fast. “Critical” means ___. (a) very funny (b) very serious (c) very simple (d) very good
- 33.Complete the idiom: The test was hard, but I had to bite the ___ and finish it. (a) apple (b) biscuit (c) bullet (d) pencil
- 34.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckily (b) luckilly (c) lukily (d) luckyly
- 35.After the rain, the garden looked lush and green. “Lush” means ___. (a) very small (b) dry and dead (c) thick and healthy (d) very dirty
- 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) in (b) after (c) across (d) off
- 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) swarm (b) flock (c) cabinet (d) herd
- 38.The two friends had a loud dispute over whose turn it was. “Dispute” means ___. (a) a gift (b) a game (c) an argument (d) a hug
- 39.What does the idiom “hold your horses” mean? (a) hurry up (b) feed the horses (c) wait, be patient (d) ride a horse
- 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
Answer key
- out
- sorrow for doing wrong
- whole
- in agreement
- large
- hot
- embarrass
- father
- attract
- sail
- piece
- ancient – modern
- singers
- pronounciation
- tail
- not equal
- often
- light
- dessert
- quickly
- very careful
- defeat
- provide
- swan
- florist
- pen
- here
- volunteer
- scared – afraid
- February
- bundle
- very serious
- bullet
- luckily
- thick and healthy
- in
- cabinet
- an argument
- wait, be patient
- buy
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