One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 166 · 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 week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
2. 2.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
7. 7.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) cashier
9. 9.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
11. 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
13. 13.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) expert
15. 15.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) aquarium (d) kennel
24. 24.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
25. 25.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
27. 27.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
30. 30.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) talkative (d) silent
31. 31.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
33. 33.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
34. 34.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) tourist (d) glutton
36. 36.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
37. 37.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
39. 39.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore

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