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.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) giant (c) kind (d) quiet
- 2.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painless (b) painfully (c) painter (d) painful
- 3.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) stop ringing (b) break (c) fall asleep (d) start ringing
- 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
- 6.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) receive (b) government (c) embarrass (d) achive
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 8.Complete the analogy: Duck is to quack as cow is to ___. (a) hiss (b) roar (c) moo (d) bark
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
- 10.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) kid (d) calf
- 11.Which word is a noun? (a) simply (b) simple (c) simplicity (d) simplify
- 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
- 13.Which word is a noun? (a) creation (b) creative (c) create (d) creatively
- 14.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
- 15.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
- 17.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) bone (b) treasure (c) box (d) hatchet
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
- 19.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) wolves (d) lions
- 20.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) raining very heavily (b) animals are falling (c) a light shower (d) pets are fighting
- 21.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) cloud (c) sand (d) stone
- 22.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
- 23.Which word is a verb? (a) admiration (b) admirably (c) admirable (d) admire
- 24.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) bitten by a dog (b) brave again (c) careful after a bad time (d) very shy
- 25.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
- 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) doctor
- 27.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) cow (d) mare
- 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) on
- 29.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) schedule (b) calendar (c) independent (d) embarass
- 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
- 31.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ful
- 32.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
- 33.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) nephew (d) prince
- 34.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) newly painted (b) very crowded (c) very dirty (d) empty of people
- 35.Which spelling is correct? (a) recommend (b) reccommend (c) recomend (d) reccomend
- 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
- 38.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
- 39.Complete the analogy: Tooth is to teeth as foot is to ___. (a) feet (b) toes (c) legs (d) shoes
- 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) decrease (c) borrow (d) shout
Answer key
- giant
- painful
- start ringing
- not agree
- scared – afraid
- achive
- last
- moo
- light
- calf
- simplicity
- wise – foolish
- creation
- elderly
- disobey
- rough – smooth
- hatchet
- weak
- wolves
- raining very heavily
- stone
- stadium
- admire
- careful after a bad time
- autobiography
- doctor
- hen
- off
- embarass
- start
- -less
- brake
- king
- empty of people
- recommend
- hot
- right away
- buy
- feet
- decrease
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