One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 333 · 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 period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
3. 3.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
5. 5.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) optimist
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
14. 14.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
15. 15.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
19. 19.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) driver (d) pedestrian
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
24. 24.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
28. 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
32. 32.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) florist
34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
35. 35.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
36. 36.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) driver (d) sailor
38. 38.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist

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