One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 497 · 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) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) generous
4. 4.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
5. 5.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
6. 6.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
8. 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
9. 9.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
10. 10.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
11. 11.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
25. 25.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
28. 28.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
33. 33.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
36. 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
38. 38.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
39. 39.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual

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