One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 489 · 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 day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
5. 5.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
9. 9.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
10. 10.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
11. 11.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
12. 12.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
14. 14.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) veterinarian
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
20. 20.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
22. 22.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
25. 25.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
26. 26.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
27. 27.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) library (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
31. 31.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
34. 34.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
35. 35.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
37. 37.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
38. 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
39. 39.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable

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