One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 679 · 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) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
6. 6.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
7. 7.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
9. 9.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
10. 10.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
13. 13.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
19. 19.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) glutton (d) miser
21. 21.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
24. 24.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
25. 25.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
26. 26.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
29. 29.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) cinema
30. 30.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
31. 31.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
32. 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
33. 33.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) expert (d) novice
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
35. 35.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
36. 36.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual

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