One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 292 · 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: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
2. 2.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
3. 3.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
4. 4.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) illegal
8. 8.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
9. 9.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
11. 11.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
16. 16.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
21. 21.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
26. 26.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
27. 27.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) talkative (d) literate
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) diary (d) menu
38. 38.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
39. 39.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight

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