One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 203 · 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 period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
2. 2.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
11. 11.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
13. 13.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
16. 16.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
28. 28.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
29. 29.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
30. 30.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
33. 33.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
36. 36.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
37. 37.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
39. 39.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger

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