One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 480 · 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: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
3. 3.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
4. 4.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
6. 6.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
7. 7.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
8. 8.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
10. 10.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
13. 13.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
14. 14.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
15. 15.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
16. 16.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
17. 17.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
20. 20.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
23. 23.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
30. 30.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
31. 31.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) biography (d) atlas
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
36. 36.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) atlas (d) menu
38. 38.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
39. 39.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
40. 40.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber

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