One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 574 · 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 a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
4. 4.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
8. 8.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
9. 9.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
10. 10.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
11. 11.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) edible (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) diary (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
28. 28.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
32. 32.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
36. 36.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
40. 40.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet

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