One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 269 · 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) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
3. 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
6. 6.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
10. 10.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) crew (d) herd
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) illegal
13. 13.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) victim
14. 14.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) expert (d) amateur
15. 15.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) library
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
23. 23.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
27. 27.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
28. 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
29. 29.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
32. 32.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
35. 35.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
36. 36.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) expert (d) beginner
37. 37.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
39. 39.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
40. 40.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian

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