One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 428 · 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: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
2. 2.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
4. 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
11. 11.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) homophones
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
15. 15.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
18. 18.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
20. 20.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
22. 22.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) driver
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
34. 34.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) incorrect
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor

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