Tests for learning English

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Vocabulary

Level: Intermediate

1. A horse ...

oinks or grunts
meows or miaows
woofs or growls
whinnies or neighs
crows

2. ... hard you study, you will never pass that exam.

So
No matter how
Thus
Much
For all that

3. Which word is not uncountable?

measles
darts
news
mathematics
means

4. Which word has a different singular form?

sheep
swine
moose
geese
deer

5. They were ... to be found. They vanished into thin air.

nowhere
anywhere
anything
nothing
somewhere

6. She ... me the truth.

said
told
wondered
admmitted
enquired

7. I ... as well stay at home. There is not a soul to be seen in the street.

have to
may
must
can
could

8. Which word is not a tree?

oak
elm
pine
palm
thistle

9. If something is not a piece of cake, it is ...

easy
hard
simple
straightforward
elementary

10. Ten pounds for a glass of milk! That is a ...! I will not go there again.

rip-off
bargain
gift
kitty
loss

11. I discovered that they were cooking the books ... accident.

in
on
by
with
for

12. If a person is not careful with money, he or she is ...

mean
extravagant
stingy
tightfisted
greedy

13. Which of the words below does not refer to a bird?

swallow
robin
pigeon
peacock
hedgehog

14. Which word below is not related?

pig
piglet
sow
boar
foal

15. Which of the words below does not refer to an insect?

slug
flea
fly
ant
cricket

16. A shady deal is a ... deal.

dummy
crooked
lowly
stupid
humble

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