One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 124 · 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: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
5. 5.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
6. 6.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) amateur (d) novice
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
8. 8.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) famous
10. 10.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
12. 12.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) driver (d) sailor
13. 13.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
15. 15.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
20. 20.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) library
21. 21.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
24. 24.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
25. 25.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) donor (d) thief
26. 26.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
27. 27.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
30. 30.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
35. 35.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
36. 36.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
39. 39.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible

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