One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 260 · 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 sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
3. 3.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
4. 4.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
5. 5.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) owner (d) veteran
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
7. 7.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
9. 9.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
10. 10.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
12. 12.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) silent (d) talkative
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
21. 21.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
22. 22.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
30. 30.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
32. 32.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) granary
35. 35.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
36. 36.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
37. 37.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
38. 38.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
39. 39.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
40. 40.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard

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