One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 293 · 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) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
2. 2.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
3. 3.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) amateur (d) beginner
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
9. 9.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
12. 12.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
16. 16.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
18. 18.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint
19. 19.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
20. 20.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
21. 21.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) cinema (d) library
29. 29.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
30. 30.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
31. 31.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) homophones
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent

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