Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the analogy: Ice is to cold as fire is to ___. (a) wet (b) quiet (c) hot (d) soft
- 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
- 3.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 4.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separate (b) argument (c) Feburary (d) recommend
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
- 7.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
- 8.Complete the analogy: Bird is to nest as bee is to ___. (a) den (b) stable (c) hive (d) kennel
- 9.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simply (b) simplicity (c) simple (d) simplify
- 10.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) discover
- 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
- 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) flock (d) herd
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
- 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) ask
- 16.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) goat (d) cat
- 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) after (b) on (c) away (d) off
- 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
- 19.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
- 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
- 21.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
- 22.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindeness (c) kindness (d) kindnes
- 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
- 24.Which word is an adjective? (a) destructive (b) destructively (c) destroy (d) destruction
- 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
- 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
- 28.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
- 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
- 30.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) success (b) succeed (c) successfully (d) successful
- 31.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) funds (d) residence
- 32.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) tall (c) lazy (d) rude
- 33.Grandma is very hospitable; she welcomes every guest with tea and snacks. “Hospitable” means ___. (a) unwelcoming (b) very strict (c) very sick (d) friendly to guests
- 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
- 35.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 36.Choose the right form: Termites can ___ wooden furniture. (a) destructively (b) destruction (c) destructive (d) destroy
- 37.Which spelling is correct? (a) parlament (b) parliment (c) parliament (d) parliamant
- 38.The road was so congested that cars hardly moved for an hour. “Congested” means ___. (a) newly built (b) very smooth (c) blocked with traffic (d) very wide
- 39.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankfully (b) thankful (c) thanking (d) thankless
- 40.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
Answer key
- hot
- up
- cook before
- Feburary
- mis-
- fast
- illegal
- hive
- simply
- discover
- calf
- begin – start
- herd
- top
- ask
- goat
- away
- help
- barber
- be
- plane
- kindness
- rough – smooth
- destructive
- no
- small
- optimist
- consider
- sufficient
- succeed
- funds
- caring
- friendly to guests
- herbivore
- disagree
- destroy
- parliament
- blocked with traffic
- thankful
- flower
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