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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 445 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
  2. 2.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
  3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
  4. 4.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) museum (d) granary
  5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
  6. 6.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
  7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inedible
  8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
  9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
  10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
  11. 11.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
  12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
  13. 13.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
  14. 14.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
  15. 15.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
  16. 16.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
  17. 17.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) driver (d) sailor
  18. 18.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
  19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) granary
  20. 20.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
  21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
  22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
  23. 23.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
  24. 24.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
  25. 25.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) patriot
  26. 26.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
  27. 27.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
  28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
  29. 29.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
  30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
  31. 31.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
  32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
  33. 33.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
  34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
  35. 35.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
  36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) geography
  37. 37.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
  38. 38.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
  39. 39.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
  40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore

Answer key

  1. audible
  2. unanimous
  3. eyewitness
  4. zoo
  5. bank
  6. florist
  7. inaudible
  8. dentist
  9. museum
  10. choir
  11. cobbler
  12. aquarium
  13. patriot
  14. synonym
  15. inedible
  16. expert
  17. pilot
  18. homophones
  19. stadium
  20. plumber
  21. edible
  22. vegetarian
  23. traitor
  24. daily
  25. glutton
  26. invisible
  27. pedestrian
  28. ambidextrous
  29. illegal
  30. cinema
  31. zoologist
  32. miser
  33. weekly
  34. veterinarian
  35. annual
  36. biography
  37. illiterate
  38. dictionary
  39. donor
  40. herbivore

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