One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 506 · 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) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
2. 2.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
11. 11.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
12. 12.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
17. 17.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
19. 19.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
20. 20.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
24. 24.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
25. 25.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) jockey
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) museum (d) library
28. 28.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
29. 29.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
31. 31.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
32. 32.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
33. 33.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
34. 34.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
36. 36.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
37. 37.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
38. 38.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) veterinarian

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