One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 832 · 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 period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
9. 9.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
11. 11.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
12. 12.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
13. 13.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
14. 14.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
16. 16.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
17. 17.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) geologist
19. 19.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
24. 24.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
33. 33.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) herd (d) choir
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
37. 37.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
38. 38.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
39. 39.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
40. 40.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy

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