SAT Vocabulary Worksheets
Printable SAT vocabulary lessons, flashcards, and practice tests for high school students — 499 essential words with definitions, exercises, and answer keys.
Preparing for the whole test? SAT practice worksheets gathers this vocabulary series and the Writing and Language sets on one page, with a suggested order to work through them.
Start Here
Complete SAT Vocabulary Word List
All 499 words from the series in one alphabetical reference list with definitions, plus a free printable PDF and a cumulative quiz. Start here for a study overview.
SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
Printable fold-over flashcards for all 499 SAT words from Lessons 1-20 — print, cut, and fold for two-sided study cards. Plus free study tips and a quick quiz. (Printable PDF for Full Members.)
SAT Vocabulary Practice Test
Take a free 20-question quiz with instant scoring, or download the full 100-question printable test with answer key. A fast way to find the words you still need to study.
SAT Vocabulary Matching Worksheets
Forty printable word-bank matching sets covering all 499 SAT words from Lessons 1-20, with a full answer key. A fast way to drill meanings and find the words you still need to study. (Printable PDF for Full Members.)
SAT Vocabulary Fill-in-the-Blank Worksheets
Forty printable sentence-completion sets covering all 499 SAT words from Lessons 1-20 — each used in context with a word bank, plus a full answer key. Builds the fill-in-the-blank skill the SAT rewards. (Printable PDF for Full Members.)
SAT Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles
Forty printable crossword puzzles covering all 499 SAT words from Lessons 1-20 — definition clues in an interlocking grid, plus a full answer key. Builds the meaning-to-word recall the SAT rewards. (Printable PDF for Full Members.)
SAT Vocabulary Workbook
The complete 162-page study book — all 499 SAT words from Lessons 1-20, plus matching, fill-in-the-blank, and crossword practice with answer keys, in one printable PDF. (Full Member resource.)
SAT Vocabulary Word Search
Forty printable word search puzzles covering all 499 SAT words from Lessons 1-20 — hidden-word grids with a word bank and answer key. A low-pressure way to reinforce spelling and recognition. (Printable PDF for Full Members.)
SAT Vocabulary Quiz
A printable multiple-choice quiz covering all 499 SAT words from Lessons 1-20 — match each word to the best meaning, with a complete answer key. Self-quizzing is one of the fastest ways to lock in definitions. (Printable PDF for Full Members.)
SAT Vocabulary Lessons
Work through the lessons in order or jump to any lesson. Each lesson is self-contained with its own word list and exercises.
Lesson 1
25 words. Words like candor, myriad, and obliterate — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 2
25 words. Words like tenacious, metamorphosis, and umbrage — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 3
25 words. Words like notorious, inconceivable, and spurious — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 4
25 words. Words like diaphanous, indigent, and aboveboard — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 5
25 words. Words like enthrall, diffidence, and mollify — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 6
25 words. Words like abundant, furtive, and transcend — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 7
25 words. Words like equivocate, copious, and palatial — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 8
25 words. Words like conflagration, trepidation, and exacerbate — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 9
25 words. Words like admonish, gullible, and veracity — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 10
24 words. Words like ameliorate, nefarious, and zenith — 24 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 11
25 words. Words like cacophony, obfuscate, and sagacious — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 12
25 words. Words like acumen, paragon, and sycophant — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 13
25 words. Words like didactic, obsequious, and vacillate — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 14
25 words. Words like antipathy, nuance, and supersede — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 15
25 words. Words like bombastic, ephemeral, and ostentatious — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 16
25 words. Words like anomaly, dogmatic, and rescind — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 17
25 words. Words like alacrity, harbinger, and vilify — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Lesson 18
25 words. Words like abstruse, mercurial, and quixotic — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
How to Study SAT Vocabulary
You don’t need to memorize a dictionary. A focused routine — learn a small set of words, test yourself, then review what you miss — builds SAT vocabulary far faster than passively re-reading a list. Here is a simple plan that uses the free resources on this page.
- Get the big picture. Skim the complete SAT vocabulary word list and mark the words you already know so you can focus on the rest.
- Learn one lesson at a time. Each lesson teaches 25 words with definitions and exercises. Aim for one or two lessons a week rather than cramming all 499 at once.
- Drill with flashcards. Print the fold-over flashcards and review them in short, frequent sessions — spaced practice beats one long study marathon.
- Check your progress. Take the practice test, re-study any words you miss, then take it again until they stick.
Quick tips: study in short daily sessions instead of one long cram, learn each word in context by writing your own sentence with it, and group words by meaning (synonyms and antonyms together) so they are easier to recall on test day.
Teaching Guide
How to Help Students Prepare for SAT Vocabulary
A 10–12 week SAT vocabulary preparation plan covering what the test rewards, the core word list, active study methods, and how to pace this 10-lesson series.
The other half of the test: SAT Grammar
Twelve printable SAT Writing and Language worksheets: commas, semicolons and dashes, apostrophes, sentence boundaries, agreement, pronouns, verb tense, modifiers, parallel structure, transitions, rhetorical synthesis, and conciseness. Every sheet has an answer key that explains each correct choice.