One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 308 · 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: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
3. 3.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
4. 4.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
5. 5.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief
6. 6.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
8. 8.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) crew (d) fleet
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
10. 10.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) patients (d) pedestrians
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
21. 21.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
22. 22.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
25. 25.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) literate
26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
36. 36.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
38. 38.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
40. 40.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser

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