One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 649 · 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: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
3. 3.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
6. 6.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) literate (d) talkative
7. 7.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
8. 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
10. 10.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) tailor (d) singer
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
19. 19.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
20. 20.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
24. 24.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
28. 28.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
30. 30.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
31. 31.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
33. 33.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
35. 35.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) owner (d) veteran
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter

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