One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 394 · 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) illiterate (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
2. 2.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
8. 8.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
11. 11.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
16. 16.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) aquarium
21. 21.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
34. 34.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) prefix
36. 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
39. 39.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
40. 40.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda

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