One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 570 · 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: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
4. 4.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
17. 17.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
18. 18.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
19. 19.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
23. 23.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
24. 24.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) jockey
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
29. 29.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
31. 31.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
33. 33.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
36. 36.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
37. 37.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible

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