One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 698 · 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 sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
2. 2.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
4. 4.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
7. 7.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
8. 8.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
11. 11.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
15. 15.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
16. 16.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) crew (d) herd
18. 18.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
20. 20.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
21. 21.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) dentist (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
25. 25.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
32. 32.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) plumber
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot

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