One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 266 · 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: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
3. 3.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
7. 7.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
9. 9.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
12. 12.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
17. 17.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) kennel
18. 18.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) semester
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
27. 27.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
28. 28.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
38. 38.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
40. 40.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor

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