One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 149 · 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: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
3. 3.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
4. 4.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
8. 8.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
13. 13.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) novice (d) beginner
14. 14.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) incorrect
17. 17.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
18. 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) generous
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) museum (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
28. 28.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
29. 29.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
30. 30.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
33. 33.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
34. 34.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
36. 36.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) museum (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
38. 38.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian

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