One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 175 · 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: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
2. 2.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
3. 3.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) stable
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
11. 11.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
12. 12.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
26. 26.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
27. 27.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
32. 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
40. 40.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist

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