One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 579 · 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: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
2. 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
4. 4.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
7. 7.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) geography
10. 10.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
11. 11.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
15. 15.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
16. 16.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
17. 17.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
24. 24.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
26. 26.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
29. 29.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) patient (d) surgeon
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
40. 40.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms

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