One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 415 · 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: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
2. 2.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
3. 3.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) optimist
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
7. 7.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
9. 9.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
10. 10.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
14. 14.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
17. 17.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
19. 19.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
28. 28.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
38. 38.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist

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