One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 50 · 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 two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) expert
3. 3.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
4. 4.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
7. 7.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
10. 10.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
13. 13.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
17. 17.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
18. 18.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
19. 19.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) driver (d) sailor
20. 20.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) atlas (d) menu
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
25. 25.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
26. 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
27. 27.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
28. 28.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
36. 36.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
39. 39.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) edible

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