One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 56 · 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: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
7. 7.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
10. 10.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) owner (d) expert
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
26. 26.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
28. 28.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
29. 29.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
32. 32.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
33. 33.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
35. 35.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
36. 36.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
38. 38.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
40. 40.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary

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