One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 338 · 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: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
2. 2.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
3. 3.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
4. 4.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) synonym
5. 5.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
6. 6.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
9. 9.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
10. 10.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
14. 14.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
15. 15.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
16. 16.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
18. 18.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
23. 23.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
25. 25.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
32. 32.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
34. 34.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
37. 37.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
40. 40.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda

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