One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 248 · 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: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) flexible
2. 2.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
3. 3.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
5. 5.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) edible
7. 7.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) borrower (d) donor
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
10. 10.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) nurse
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
14. 14.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
15. 15.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
17. 17.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
19. 19.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
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: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
29. 29.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
35. 35.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
36. 36.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
38. 38.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) patients
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
40. 40.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist

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