One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 330 · 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 person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
3. 3.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
6. 6.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
16. 16.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
17. 17.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
18. 18.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) cinema (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
23. 23.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
25. 25.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
30. 30.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) judge
34. 34.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
39. 39.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore

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