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English Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who eats too much

a)

Gourmet

b)

Glutton

c)

Dietician

d)

Epicure

2.

A speech delivered at a funeral

a)

Monologue

b)

Eulogy

c)

Dialogue

d)

Soliloquy

3.

An inscription on a tombstone

a)

Epigram

b)

Epithet

c)

Epitaph

d)

Epilogue

4.

A person who is talkative

a)

Mute

b)

Garrulous

c)

Reticent

d)

Taciturn

5.

A general pardon granted by the government to political offenders

a)

Parody

b)

Amnesty

c)

Parole

d)

Acquittal

6.

A house for keeping birds

a)

Kennel

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Aquarium

d)

Aviary

7.

A person who believes in fate

a)

Atheist

b)

Cynic

c)

Fatalist

d)

Theist

8.

The study of ancient things

a)

Anthropology

b)

Geology

c)

Archaeology

d)

Philology

9.

A statement accepted as true without proof

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Slogan

c)

Theorem

d)

Axiom

10.

One who is not easily pleased by anything

a)

Ambitious

b)

Coquette

c)

Fastidious

d)

Versatile

11.

A person who is fond of fighting

a)

Pacifist

b)

Belligerent

c)

Bellicose

d)

Truant

12.

A child whose parents are dead

a)

Scapegoat

b)

Castaway

c)

Vagabond

d)

Orphan

13.

To beat a dead horse

a)

To waste effort

b)

To win easily

c)

To praise unnecessarily

d)

To lose slowly

14.

To throw in the towel

a)

To surrender

b)

To fight bravely

c)

To celebrate victory

d)

To waste time

15.

To cut a sorry figure

a)

To be a celebrity

b)

To paint badly

c)

To make a poor impression

d)

To draw an image

16.

To pull a long face

a)

To insult someone

b)

To look young

c)

To look surprised

d)

To look sad

17.

To smell a rat

a)

To misunderstand

b)

To behave irrationally

c)

To suspect foul dealings

d)

To be afraid

18.

To keep the wolf from the door

a)

To guard against predators

b)

To save money

c)

To work slowly

d)

To keep away starvation

19.

To play fast and loose

a)

To be victorious

b)

To play well

c)

To hurry up

d)

To be unreliable

20.

To burn the midnight oil

a)

To waste electricity

b)

To cook late

c)

To work late into the night

d)

To stay up for a party

21.

To strain every nerve

a)

To feel exhausted

b)

To be lazy

c)

To make utmost efforts

d)

To hurt oneself

22.

To cry over spilled milk

a)

To shed tears

b)

To celebrate success

c)

To feel sorry for what is done and cannot be undone

d)

To lament excessively

23.

To face the music

a)

To enjoy music

b)

To attend a concert

c)

To bear the consequences

d)

To remain calm

24.

To hit the nail on the head

a)

To make a mistake

b)

To say exactly the right thing

c)

To work hard

d)

To hit a target

25.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Abate

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Intensify

d)

Confiscate

26.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Acumen

a)

Dullness

b)

Stupidity

c)

Brilliance

d)

Ignorance

27.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Admonish

a)

Approve

b)

Applaud

c)

Reprove

d)

Excuse

28.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Calamity

a)

Prosperity

b)

Fortune

c)

Happiness

d)

Misfortune

29.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Decipher

a)

Distort

b)

Misinterpret

c)

Conceal

d)

Interpret

30.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Concise

a)

Lengthy

b)

Verbose

c)

Extensive

d)

Brief

31.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Audacity

a)

Humility

b)

Mildness

c)

Cowardice

d)

Boldness

32.

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word: Fabricate

a)

Destroy

b)

Dismantle

c)

Construct

d)

Weaken

33.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Allure

a)

Attract

b)

Fascinate

c)

Entice

d)

Repel

34.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Barren

a)

Desolate

b)

Sterile

c)

Fertile

d)

Dry

35.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Candid

a)

Blunt

b)

Frank

c)

Evasive

d)

Honest

36.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Captivate

a)

Charm

b)

Repel

c)

Fascinate

d)

Delight

37.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Chaste

a)

Pure

b)

Virtuous

c)

Lustful

d)

Spotless

38.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Demolish

a)

Ruin

b)

Devastate

c)

Construct

d)

Uproot

39.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Docile

a)

Pliable

b)

Meek

c)

Obstinate

d)

Gentle

40.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Humility

a)

Resignation

b)

Pride

c)

Timidity

d)

Modesty

41.

Choose the correctly spelled word: Forgive easily (Magnanimous)

a)

Magnaminous

b)

Magnanimous

c)

Magnanimus

d)

Magnameanous

42.

Choose the correctly spelled word: Deep regret for wrongdoing (Repentance)

a)

Repentence

b)

Repentance

c)

Repintance

d)

Repentanse

43.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Accomodation

b)

Acommodation

c)

Accommodation

d)

Accommodetion

44.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Embaressment

b)

Embarrassment

c)

Embarrasment

d)

Embaresment

45.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Lieutenent

b)

Liutenant

c)

Lieutenant

d)

Leutenant

46.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Queu

b)

Quewe

c)

Queue

d)

Cueue

47.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Buraucracy

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Bureaucrasy

d)

Buerocracy

48.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Conoisseur

b)

Connoissure

c)

Connoisseur

d)

Conoiseur

49.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Milennium

b)

Milenium

c)

Millennium

d)

Millenium

50.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

Defenitely

b)

Definitely

c)

Definitly

d)

Definatly

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