One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 562 · 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 person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
2. 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
4. 4.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
6. 6.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
13. 13.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) patients
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
16. 16.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) beginner (d) amateur
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
18. 18.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
20. 20.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
22. 22.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
26. 26.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) owner (d) veteran
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal
29. 29.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
35. 35.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
37. 37.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
38. 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage

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