Vocabulary for Reception: Enhance Your Child's Language Skills

Question 1

Which of these can you eat as a fruit?

Accepted Answer

apple

Answer

table

Answer

car

Answer

dog

Question 2

Who is someone who plays the piano called?

Accepted Answer

Pianist

Answer

Piano

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Musician

Question 3

Which word shows an action?

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jump

Answer

red

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and

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the

Question 4

Who works in a hospital?

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Doctor

Answer

Teacher

Answer

Police officer

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Firefighter

Question 5

Which word is a verb?

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Run

Answer

Cat

Answer

Book

Answer

And

Question 6

Which word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

Answer

Excited

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Funny

Question 7

Who is a person?

Accepted Answer

Teacher

Answer

Dog

Answer

London

Answer

Happy

Question 8

Which word describes someone who is very happy?

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Jolly

Answer

Angry

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Sleepy

Question 9

Which word means 'extremely cold'?

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Freezing

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Run

Answer

Big

Answer

And

Question 10

What word means the opposite of 'big'?

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Small

Answer

Tall

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Long

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Wide

Question 11

Which word means something that is really, really big?

Accepted Answer

Gigantic

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Tiny

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Blue

Question 12

Which word names a person, place, or thing?

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Cat

Answer

Run

Answer

And

Answer

Play

Question 13

Which word describes something you can touch and feel?

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Soft

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But

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Under

Question 14

What word describes how you might feel when you're very happy?

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Jolly

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Sad

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Angry

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Sleepy

Question 15

What do you call a place where animals live?

Accepted Answer

Forest

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Park

Question 16

What do you call a group of trees?

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Forest

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Garden

Question 17

What is the name of the feeling you get when you are scared?

Accepted Answer

Frightened

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Sad

Question 18

Who sings songs?

Accepted Answer

Singer

Answer

Painter

Answer

Doctor

Answer

Teacher

Question 19

What is the opposite of 'large'?

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Small

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Large

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Tiny

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Giant

Question 20

What does 'quickly' mean?

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Fast

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Slowly

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Moving at a moderate pace

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Not moving at all

Question 21

Which of these is a name for something we can touch?

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Tree

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Walk

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Quickly

Answer

And

Question 22

What do we see in the sky after rain?

Accepted Answer

A colourful arch in the sky

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A type of flower

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A musical instrument

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A type of animal

Question 23

Which word means 'to get something wet'?

Accepted Answer

Soak

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Dry

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Burn

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Freeze

Question 24

Choose the word that describes something that is 'really big':

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Gigantic

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Tiny

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Small

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Medium

Question 25

Choose the word that means 'to speak out loud':

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Talk

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Listen

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Whisper

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Read

Question 26

Choose the word that means 'a place where you live':

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Home

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School

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Park

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Shop

Question 27

Choose the word that means 'to move very fast':

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Run

Answer

Walk

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Jump

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Skip

Question 28

Which of these is an animal?

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Dog

Answer

Car

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Tree

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Ball

Question 29

Which word means the opposite of 'sad?

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Happy

Answer

Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 30

What do we call a baby dog?

Accepted Answer

Puppy

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Kitten

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Cub

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Chick

Question 31

Which of these is not a fruit?

Accepted Answer

Carrot

Answer

Apple

Answer

Banana

Answer

Orange

Question 32

What is the opposite of 'hot' ?

Accepted Answer

Cold

Answer

Warm

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Cool

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Boiling

Question 33

Which one of these words sounds the same as 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

Run

Answer

Moon

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Cat

Answer

Hat

Question 34

What do we call a group of fish?

Accepted Answer

School

Answer

Herd

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Pack

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Flock

Question 35

Which of these words means 'to make a noise' ?

Accepted Answer

Sing

Answer

Jump

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Run

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See

Question 36

What is the name of the place where we sleep?

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Bedroom

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Kitchen

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School

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Garden

Question 37

Which one of these words is similar to 'happy' ?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Tired

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Angry

Question 38

What do we call the person who teaches us?

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Teacher

Answer

Doctor

Answer

Builder

Answer

Firefighter

Question 39

Which furry little animal lives in holes under the ground?

Accepted Answer

Rabbit

Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

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Bird

Question 40

What's the word that means the opposite of 'gigantic'?

Accepted Answer

Small

Answer

Tall

Answer

Long

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Short

Question 41

Which word means very, very cold?

Accepted Answer

Freezing

Answer

Hot

Answer

Warm

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Cool

Question 42

What do we call the place where we buy yummy snacks and treats?

Accepted Answer

Shop

Answer

School

Answer

Park

Answer

Library

Question 43

Which word describes the sound you make when you want to be heard far away?

Accepted Answer

Shout

Answer

Whisper

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Talk

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Sing

Question 44

What's the opposite of 'super happy'?

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Sad

Answer

Excited

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Angry

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Scared

Question 45

Which of these is a really big area of water?

Accepted Answer

Sea

Answer

River

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Lake

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Puddle

Question 46

Who do you share your home with?

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Family member

Answer

Friend

Answer

Stranger

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Teacher

Question 47

Where can you go to play?

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Park

Answer

Shop

Answer

School

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Hospital

Question 48

What animal has a long neck?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

Answer

Dog

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Cat

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Horse

Question 49

What means the same as 'big'?

Accepted Answer

Giant

Answer

Small

Answer

Tiny

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Medium

Question 50

Which word describes something?

Accepted Answer

Beautiful

Answer

Run

Answer

Tree

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Quickly

Question 51

What does the word 'carefully' mean?

Accepted Answer

Do it slowly and gently

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Do it loudly and quickly

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Do it sadly and quietly

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Do it happily and excitedly

Question 52

What is the past form of 'eat'?

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Ate

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Eated

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Eat

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Eaten

Question 53

What is a small animal that lives in trees and has a bushy tail called?

Accepted Answer

Squirrel

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Cat

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Dog

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Bird

Question 54

What is a large container used to store water or other liquids called?

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Bucket

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Cup

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Bottle

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Plate

Question 55

What do we call a person who teaches children at school?

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Teacher

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Doctor

Answer

Police officer

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Firefighter

Question 56

What word means 'to move quickly using your feet'?

Accepted Answer

Run

Answer

Walk

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Jump

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Crawl

Question 57

What is the part of your body that you use to hear called?

Accepted Answer

Ear

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Eye

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Nose

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Mouth

Question 58

What do we call a place where animals live?

Accepted Answer

Zoo

Answer

School

Answer

Hospital

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Shop

Question 59

What word means 'to make a sound like a cat'?

Accepted Answer

Meow

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Bark

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Moo

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Quack

Question 60

What is a vehicle that has four wheels and is used to transport people called?

Accepted Answer

Car

Answer

Plane

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Train

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Boat

Question 61

Where do we live?

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In a house

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In a car

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In a tree

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In a ball

Question 62

Which of these words means 'very big'?

Accepted Answer

Large

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Small

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Medium

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Tiny

Question 63

What do we call a young cat?

Accepted Answer

Kitten

Answer

Baby cat

Answer

Puppy

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Calf

Question 64

Which of these is not a food?

Accepted Answer

Car

Answer

Apple

Answer

Banana

Answer

Carrot