One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 813 · 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 place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
3. 3.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
5. 5.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
6. 6.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
8. 8.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
10. 10.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
12. 12.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
15. 15.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
17. 17.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
18. 18.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
19. 19.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
22. 22.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) visible
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
25. 25.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) tourist (d) borrower
26. 26.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
29. 29.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
31. 31.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) audible
32. 32.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
33. 33.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
36. 36.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
37. 37.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
40. 40.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner

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