One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 837 · 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 writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) painter (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
3. 3.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
4. 4.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
5. 5.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
8. 8.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
12. 12.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
13. 13.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
18. 18.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) zoo
19. 19.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) cashier
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
27. 27.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
30. 30.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
34. 34.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
36. 36.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist

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