Vocabulary test generator

How to use the vocabulary test generator

1. Type one word per line with its meaning after a dash (brave - not afraid), and an example sentence after a | if you want a fill-in-the-blank test. Or choose a ready-made list.
2. Practice on screen: each question shows a word (press 🔊 to hear it) or a sentence with a gap, with four choices that are marked straight away.
3. Or print a test: match the meaning, multiple choice, fill in the blank, or all three, each with an answer key on its own page.

Tips for teachers and parents

• Teach the words before testing them: say each word, give the meaning in kid-friendly language, and use it in a sentence about the children's own lives.
• Keep weekly lists short (8 to 12 words) and come back to old words in later weeks. A word needs many meetings before it sticks.
• Write meanings your students would say, not dictionary definitions. "Very, very tired" works better than "in a state of extreme fatigue".
• For fill in the blank, write sentences with a strong clue ("After the long hike, we were ___.") so the test checks meaning, not guessing.
• Ask students to use each word they got wrong in a new sentence of their own. Using a word is the real test of knowing it.