One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 329 · 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) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
3. 3.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
4. 4.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
5. 5.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) optician
7. 7.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
8. 8.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
10. 10.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
12. 12.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
13. 13.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) library (d) orphanage
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
16. 16.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
17. 17.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
25. 25.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
26. 26.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
31. 31.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) veteran (d) beginner
32. 32.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
33. 33.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) cashier (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
38. 38.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore

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