One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 295 · 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: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
7. 7.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
9. 9.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
12. 12.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) owner
13. 13.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
16. 16.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
20. 20.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
22. 22.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
29. 29.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
30. 30.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
31. 31.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
35. 35.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
39. 39.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
40. 40.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary

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