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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
- 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) off (b) out (c) across (d) after
- 3.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
- 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
- 5.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) tree (b) house (c) bush (d) garden
- 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
- 7.Choose the right form: Everyone looked at the dancer with ___. (a) admirably (b) admire (c) admirable (d) admiration
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
- 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
- 11.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
- 12.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
- 13.The empty house looked eerie at night, with creaking doors. “Eerie” means ___. (a) very clean (b) bright and cheerful (c) very warm (d) strange and scary
- 14.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) people (d) ships
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
- 16.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
- 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) band
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
- 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
- 22.Which word is an adverb? (a) persuasion (b) persuasive (c) persuade (d) persuasively
- 23.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) grandfather (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) son
- 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 25.Complete the analogy: Cat is to kitten as dog is to ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) calf (d) puppy
- 26.The thief was apprehended by the police and taken to the station. “Apprehended” means ___. (a) freed (b) caught (c) helped (d) praised
- 27.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) climb up (b) get smaller (c) become an adult (d) plant trees
- 28.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) duchess
- 29.Complete the idiom: Kavya is the apple of her grandfather’s ___. (a) eye (b) tree (c) heart (d) hand
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
- 31.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) keys (d) sheep
- 32.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teacher (b) teachar (c) teachere (d) teachor
- 33.The village was serene, with only the sound of birds. “Serene” means ___. (a) crowded (b) noisy (c) dirty (d) calm and peaceful
- 34.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
- 35.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) independent (b) character (c) immediatley (d) parliament
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
- 37.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) host (d) prince
- 38.The stray dog looked emaciated; we could see its ribs. “Emaciated” means ___. (a) very fat (b) very thin (c) very happy (d) very fierce
- 39.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
Answer key
- empty
- out
- chilly
- sight
- bush
- later
- admiration
- un-
- hot
- herd
- brake
- -less
- strange and scary
- people
- gift – present
- hen
- band
- not well
- float – sink
- stone – rock
- weight
- persuasively
- grandfather
- not safe
- puppy
- caught
- become an adult
- duchess
- eye
- friend – pal
- lions
- teacher
- calm and peaceful
- -ly
- immediatley
- slow
- hero
- very thin
- re-
- night
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