Vocabulary-Based Grammar

1

Which word best fits the context: "He was very ___ after winning the prize"?

A Joy B Joyful C Joyfully D Joyless

2

Which word has a negative connotation?

A Confident B Careful C Stubborn D Brave

3

What does "cold" suggest in the sentence "He gave me a cold look"?

A Temperature B Illness C Unfriendly attitude D Weather

4

Which sentence uses denotative meaning of "snake"?

A He is a snake. B A snake lives in the jungle. C She gave a snake-like smile. D He behaved like a snake.

5

Which word has more than one meaning?

A Book B Run C Chair D Table

6

What does the word "bank" mean in the sentence: "He sat on the bank of the river"?

A Office B Money C River side D Building

7

Which phrase is an example of alliteration?

A Cold ice B Bright sun C Wild wind whistles D Dark night

8

Which word has a positive connotation?

A Cheap B Slim C Skinny D Stubborn

9

Which word means the opposite of "legal"?

A Illegal B Legalize C Legally D Legality

10

Which sentence contains a simile?

A He is a lion. B The stars danced. C He is as brave as a lion. D The wind whispered.

11

Which word is the adjective form of "beauty"?

A Beautify B Beautiful C Beautician D Beautified

12

Which sentence contains imagery?

A The rose was red and smelled sweet. B She likes flowers. C Flowers are nice. D She bought a rose.

13

Which figure of speech gives human qualities to non-living things?

A Simile B Metaphor C Personification D Alliteration

14

What type of meaning includes feelings and emotions?

A Denotative B Literal C Connotative D Direct

15

Which word is the noun form of the verb "decide"?

A Decisive B Decision C Deciding D Decided

16

Imagery appeals mainly to which sense?

A Logic B Reason C Senses D Memory

17

Which word has a contextual meaning of "bright" in "a bright student"?

A Shiny B Intelligent C Colorful D Light

18

Which word is a verb formed from the noun "modern"?

A Modernity B Modernize C Modernly D Modernized

19

Which suffix turns adjectives into adverbs?

A -ness B -ment C -ly D -ful

20

Which word means both "operate" and "manage"?

A Run B Sit C Read D Jump

21

Which word shows alliteration?

A Big house B Silent night C Happy child D Busy buzzing bee

22

Which word is formed by adding a suffix to "care"?

A Care B Careful C Caring D Careless

23

Which word is the verb form of the noun "strength"?

A Strong B Strengthen C Strengthful D Strongly

24

Which prefix means "not"?

A Pre- B Re- C Un- D Mis-

25

What does the prefix "mis-" mean?

A Again B Wrongly C Before D Under