One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 493 · 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 daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
4. 4.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
6. 6.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
7. 7.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
8. 8.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
18. 18.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) patriot
20. 20.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) museum (d) bank
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
33. 33.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
36. 36.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
39. 39.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot

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