One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 461 · 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 week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
6. 6.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
8. 8.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
9. 9.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
11. 11.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
14. 14.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) famous
15. 15.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) kennel
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illegal
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) visitor
22. 22.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
32. 32.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
33. 33.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
37. 37.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
38. 38.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
39. 39.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
40. 40.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore

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