One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 250 · 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: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
3. 3.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
5. 5.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
6. 6.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
9. 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
11. 11.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
12. 12.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
13. 13.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
15. 15.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
16. 16.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
17. 17.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
18. 18.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
20. 20.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
22. 22.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
23. 23.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
26. 26.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
31. 31.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
32. 32.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
33. 33.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
35. 35.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
37. 37.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
39. 39.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
40. 40.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible

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