DLAB Pseudowords Practice Test

Have you ever heard of the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB)? It’s basically like the Olympics for prospective foreign language analysts in the US military. And let me tell you, it’s no walk in the park.
One thing that throws many test-takers off their game is the DLAB’s use of ‘pseudowords’ or ‘nonsense words.’ Yeah, you read that right – words so nonsensical they might as well have been pulled out of thin air. But here’s where it gets interesting: these crazy words are actually crucial to acing the test.

What are Pseudowords?

A pseudoword is a string of letters that follows all the phonetic and spelling rules of a language but has absolutely no meaning in that language whatsoever. Crazy, right? These pseudowords are used by those sneaky test-makers to see if you can pick up on grammatical rules from examples and apply them to brand new constructions.
But don’t fret just yet because there is hope! cue heavenly choir That hope comes in the form of the DLAB Pseudowords Practice Test! This bad boy will get you warmed up and ready to tackle even the craziest nonsense word thrown your way during actual testing.

Choose the topic you want to test yourself on

  1. Grammar Manipulation Practice Test

Let’s Get Started

1. If “trekalb” means “good morning”, what does “kalbtre” mean?

2. If “blinsan” means “big car”, what does “sanblin” mean?

3. If “drikast” means “cold water”, what does “kastdri” mean?

4. If “plevris” means “white flower”, what does “risplev” mean?

5. If “glorfa” means “fast runner”, what does “faglor” mean?

6. If “spletu” means “soft bed”, what does “tusple” mean?

7. If “nagrak” means “old book”, what does “raknag” mean?

8. If “klashimp” means “full cup”, what does “impklas” mean?

9. If “dalmaz” means “square table”, what does “mazdal” mean?

10. If “roslix” means “blue sky”, what does “lixros” mean?

11. If “zelgum” means “loud noise”, what does “gumzel” mean?

12. If “fratsan” means “heavy rock”, what does “sanfrat” mean?

13. If “murpla” means “high mountain”, what does “plamur” mean?

14. If “kintor” means “dark room”, what does “torkin” mean?

15. If “gredom” means “tall tree”, what does “domgred” mean?

16. If “virela” means “new city”, what does “elavir” mean?

17. If “pontrex” means “left hand”, what does “trepox” mean?

18. If “gropun” means “happy child”, what does “pungro” mean?

19. If “rablex” means “clean clothes”, what does “lexrab” mean?

20. If “metduv” means “hard floor”, what does “duvmet” mean?

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