Find out your level from A1 – C1 level. Vocabulary Proficiency test 52 questions. 45 minutes time limit! The very best vocabulary proficiency test. Book a Lesson Today Welcome to your Vocabulary Proficiency Quiz 1. B1 3. My house is _____ $100,000. I _____ money to buy it 5 years ago. But I don't _____ any money now because I _____ it back. worth / borrowed / owe / paid inherit / worth / can't afford / charge worth / paid / owe / borrowed worth / lent / invest / paid cost / raise / borrow / waste costs / borrowed / owe / paid 2. C1 11. The rest of the solar system is _____. (hospitable) Write the complete word. 3. C1 7. Get a _____ to buy a house. _____ reduces the value of your savings. A _____ society is based on spending money. The next _____ is coming and people will lose their jobs. mortgage / deflation / customer / boom debt / interest rates / standard of living / recession loan / inflation / consumer / economic decline mortgage / inflation / consumer / recession 4. A2 2. Choose the right answer. Add description here! My favourite food is Italian, French and I also like Mexico. My favourite food is Italish, Franch and I also like Mexican. My favourite food is Italy, France and I also like Mexican. My favourite food is Italian, French and I also like Mexican. 5. B1 5. I never argue _____my wife _____ money. I am excited _____ travelling. I am fond _____ animals, I like them. under / with / with / about with / about / about / of about / with / to / to at / about / in / for 6. B2 1. Spilling boiling water on your skin results in _____. For a _____ take paracetamol. If you cut yourself you need to stop the _____. burns / headache/ bleeding a rash / food poisoning / blood pressure sprains / stomachache / allergic reaction sunburn / swollen ankle / choking 7. C1 2. Working at the checkout can be _____ _____ _____. You do the same things all day. A surgeon's job is _____ due to the long hours and heavy responsibility. Being able to help people is _____ _____ _____ . rewarding and fulfilling / motivating / monotonous and repetitive rewarding and high-powered / challenging / tedious and repetitive monotonous and repetitive / demanding / rewarding and fulfilling tedious and fulfilling / dead-end / monotonous and demanding 8. B1+ 3. Where do you get bread, meat and something special? Choose the places you see in the illustration. estate agent's baker's chain store jeweller's barber's butcher's dry-cleaners greengrocer's florist's stationer's fishmonger's 9. C1 1. She is _____, she is intelligent. He is _____, always saying things that are not sincere. She is _____, she always does her homework diligently and prepares carefully. spontaneous / steady / determined sympathetic / thorough / conscientious bright / sarcastic / conscientious straightforward / sarcastic / conscientious 10. B1+ 2. The home I would like is a bit _____. It has a jacuzzi on a terrace, a view of the ocean and enormous bedrooms (luxury). Write the adjective. 11. A2 12. What is the opposite of clean? d____ Write the complete word. 12. B1 1. What is in the picture? red meat, cabbage, tomatoes, mussels, lemons, garlic, onions red meat, prawns, tomatoes, lettuce, lemons, garlic, beetroot cherries, pork, beef, green beans, tomatoes, duck, lamb red meat, prawns, tomatoes, lettuce, lemons, garlic, onions prawns, duck, fish, tomatoes, potatoes, salmon, crab tomatoes, lemons, prawns, lettuce, chicken, aubergine 13. B1 8. Troy is a film with a great _____ of actors, amazing _____ because of the scenery, and a well-written _____. cast / set / script sequel / scene / extras audience / set / soundtrack stars / scene / subtitles 14. B1+ 1. She is a bit _____, she follows her emotions. (impulse) Write the adjective. 15. A2 13. the ____ is hanging from the _____. Choose two words. bedroom roof cupboard floor fridge washing machine ceiling toilet lamp mirror cooker 16. B2 10. Tabloids always have _____ headlines. All the news in the major news agencies is _____, totally politically motivated. A lot of social media and even the biggest search engine is now _____ people. A tabloid objective / biased / censoring sensational / biased / censoring boring / biased / questioning sensational / accurate / censoring 17. A2 3. What do you see? a dictionary, a pen, a purse, a train ticket, a lamp, a notebook a dictionary, a pencil, a purse, a identity card, a lamp, a piece of paper a dictionary, a wallet, a pencil, a card, a light, a book a dictionary, a pen, a purse, a watch, a lamp, a notebook 18. C1 10. Animals which are _____ in _____ are not wild. Bees call a _____ their home, horses a _____ birds a _____. And a baby bear is a _____. bred / wilderness / box / horse house / aviary / cub bred / captivity / stable / hive / tank / cub raised / houses / nest / kennel / hive / foal bred / captivity / hive / stable / nest / cub taken / zoos / hive / stable / nest / calf 19. C1 9. The scenery is _____. The monuments are _____. But I like to go _____, in _____ places in nature. breathtaking / iconic / off the beaten track / remote picturesque / iconic / unspoilt / remote massive / monumental / off the beaten track / crowded iconic / breathtaking / off the beaten track / imposing picturesque / lively / remote / imposing 20. A2 4. Stand _____, sit _____ and _____ to your speaking partner. to / in / speak up / on / read down / up / close up / down / talk 21. B1 9. The dog _____ his bone. The girl _____ because she is happy. The boy _____ his finger at the cat. kicks / tastes / nods claps / nods / smells tastes / whistles / stares bites / smiles / points 22. A2 9. Charles _____ at 6 a.m. _____ breakfast and _____ to work by car. gets / has / travel get up / have / go gets up / has / goes gets / have / go has / gets / starts 23. C1 13. I make my tomato sauce in the saucepan. I use a c_____ to drain my pasta. Write the word. 24. A2 7. Choose the right answer The vet will help your dog. The actor works for a newspaper. The shop assistant works in a supermarket. The nurse will help your dog. The cleaner works for a newspaper. The model works in a supermarket. The vet will help your dog. The journalist works for a newspaper. The shop assistant works in a supermarket. The doctor will help your dog. The police officer works for a newspaper. The soldier works in a supermarket. 25. B2 6. He was _____, he was unable to move due to the surprise. She was _____, she was utterly confused. They were _____ when they decided to travel the world. desperate / bewildered / delighted stunned / bewildered / devastated horrified / desperate / delighted stunned / bewildered / thrilled 26. B1+ 4. What is the opposite of foreground? b_____ Write the complete word.In the b____ of the photograph there is a beautiful view of the city. In the foreground you can see us. 27. B2 4. I love music _____ jazz. Her wedding dress was _____ made. I have _____ finished the book. She looks younger than me but _____ she is older. especially / actually / nearly / hardly especially / specially / nearly / actually specially / especially /nearly / actually especially / specially / near / at the moment 28. C1 4. _____ are your friends in love and in war. _____ are people without a home. A _____ is when there is a sudden change of power without democracy. allies / refugees / siege civilians / looters / rebellion forces / survivors / revolution allies / refugees / coup 29. B2 3. The taxi _____ me off at the airport. I _____ in before the plane _____ off and when I arrived my friend _____ me up. got / got / landed / took filled / picked / took / dropped dropped / checked / took / picked picked / checked / took / dropped 30. B1+ 5. What packaging can you see? What packaging can you see?Choose 6 answers. wrapper can waste bottle bin lid polystyrene tray packet pot jar carton tin pouch 31. B1 7. Which is the correct order? I asked a girl out. I met her. We got married. We got engaged. I met a girl. I asked her out. We got engaged. We got married. I met a girl. I asked her to marry me. We got engaged. I asked her out. I asked a girl to marry me. We got engaged. We met. I asked her out. 32. A2 1. Which is correct? 1,544,376 one million five hundred and forty four thousand three hundred and seventy six million five hundred forty four thousand three hundred seventy six a million five hundred forty four thousand three hundred and seventy six one millions five hundreds and forty four thousands three hundreds and seventy six 33. A2 6. Choose the right answer. I read books. I live in a flat. I eat vegetables. I do housework. I read books. I live in a flat. I do vegetables. I have housework. I listen books. I read in a flat. I watch vegetables. I need housework. I read books. I stay in a flat. I eat vegetables. I do housework. 34. B1 4. Which are only methods of public transport? motorbike, van, train, tram, lorry motorway, coach, scooter, ferry car, underground, van, motorbike coach, underground, tram, ferry 35. A2 11. What is the opposite of big? s____ Write the complete word. 36. C1 3. It is getting late, get a _____ on. She gets on my _____, she annoys me. Grandad is getting _____ a bit he is 90. It is difficult to get _____ to her she is unable to listen. going / nerves / old / in move / nerves / on / through move / nerves / around / through jacket / neck / on / on 37. A2 8. Choose correctly. My uncle is my father's father, he's 94. My sister is Sarah, and we have 2 children a daughter called John and a son called Emma. My father is my father's father, he's 94. My wife is Sarah, and we have 2 children a son called John and a daughter called Emma. My grandmother is my father's father, he's 94. My husband is Sarah, and we have 2 children a son called John and a daughter called Emma. My grandfather is my father's father, he's 94. My wife is Sarah, and we have 2 children a son called John and a daughter called Emma. 38. B1 2. Emma is very _____, her parents give her too many toys. Jay is _____, he likes to win in sport. Sonia is _____, she is usually worried and nervous. independent / patient / ambitious spoilt / stubborn / bossy mature / rebellious / selfish self-confident / sensible / sociable spoilt / competitive / anxious 39. B2 7. _____ only if you are angry. _____ problems rationally. _____ only if it is low interest. _____ to a friend only if he is reliable. Allow your cake to _____. _____ your children well. argue / discuss / borrow / lend / rise / raise argue / discuss / lend / borrow / rise / raise discuss / argue / borrow / lend / raise / rise argue / discuss / borrow / lend / raise / rise 40. C1 12. Our trip has to be p_____ due to the bad weather. We will travel next year. Write the correct word in the correct form. 41. A2 10. I _____ _____ swimming every day in the evening. I can't _____ your name, sorry I forgot. Can you _____ that noise? always go / remember / hear hardly ever / remember / talk always go / meet / see sometimes swim / forget / listen never go / understand / listen 42. B2 8. _____ your nose, _____ your hair, _____ your shoulders, _____ my hand. Don't _____, be happy. blow / comb / shrug / hold / frown bite / comb / shrug / hold / smile touch / fold / suck / raise / smile suck / brush / shake / blow / wink 43. C1 8. Choose the correct prefixes to make the negative of these words. appropriate, hospitable, relevant, personal, moral ilappropriate, inhospitable, unrelevant, impersonal, immoral disappropriate, unhospitable, unrelevant, unpersonal, unmoral inappropriate, inhospitable, irrelevant, inpersonal, inmoral inappropriate, imhospitable, irrelevant, inpersonal, unmoral inappropriate, inhospitable, irrelevant, impersonal, immoral 44. B2 2. She got _____ for our date. But during our date she spilled wine on her dress and needed to _____. She went to the bathroom and _____ her stained dress on the hat stand. dressed up / get changed / fit dressed up / get undressed / hung up dressed up / get changed / hung up undressed / dress up / hung up 45. C1 5. _____ the door, _____ the car horn, _____ your soup. _____ because it has been a long hard day and you feel emotional. slam / whistle / slurp / scream slam / hoot / slurp / sigh bang / hoot / slurp / sob creak / screech / sip / groan 46. B1 6. Play football on the football _____. Play basketball on the basketball _____. Swim in the swimming _____. slope / court / track court / pitch / pool pitch / court / pool pitch / court / course 47. B2 9. _____ break into your house at night without your knowledge. _____ often steal watches, wallets and purses without being detected. "This is a _____!" shouted the big men with guns at the restaurant. burglars / thieves / robbery smugglers / vandals / robbery hijackers / rapists / burglary burglars / hackers / fraud 48. B2 5. What kinds of weather do you see in the picture? flood, hurricane, hail, drought blizzard, flood, monsoon, heatwave flood, thunderstorm, forest fire, drought flood, lightning, thunder, hail 49. B1+ 6. What countryside things can you see? Choose 6. mud stones fence hedge sticks wood / forest field lake cliff well rocks hill bush 50. C1 6. _____ time in the airport by reading a book. _____ the lost time that we spent apart by _____ more time together. _____ for time when there is a difficult decision and a lot of pressure. spend / make / having / run save / make up / passing / play kill / spare / spending / play kill / make up / spending / play 51. A2 5. The elephant is _____. The shark is _____. The child is _____. big / safe / young big / dangerous / young poor / dangerous / expensive big / dangerous / old 52. B1 10. She's doing a _____ in History, the _____lasts 3 years at university. If she _____an exam, she can retake it. semester / degree / revises degree / students / fails course / subject / passes degree / course / fails Please fill in the comment box below. Book a Lesson Today