One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 811 · 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: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
5. 5.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
12. 12.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
13. 13.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
18. 18.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
19. 19.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) biologist
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
24. 24.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
29. 29.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
30. 30.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
31. 31.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
34. 34.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
35. 35.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
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: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
40. 40.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) suffix

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