One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 75 · 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 person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
4. 4.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
5. 5.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
7. 7.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
8. 8.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
12. 12.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
13. 13.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
17. 17.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) illegal
20. 20.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
21. 21.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
26. 26.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
27. 27.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) thief (d) tourist
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
29. 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
32. 32.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
35. 35.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
38. 38.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
40. 40.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology

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