One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 102 · 40 questions

Word tip (Many words → one word): Read every part of the phrase: who or what, and what is special about it. Think of word endings that help: -ible / -able (can be done), -ist (a person), -ary / -ium (a place), -vore (an eater). Check that the word matches the whole phrase, not just part of it.

1. 1.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
6. 6.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
7. 7.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
8. 8.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
9. 9.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
18. 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
19. 19.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
23. 23.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
25. 25.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
26. 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
28. 28.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
33. 33.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
35. 35.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
36. 36.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
39. 39.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
40. 40.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas

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