One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 850 · 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) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
4. 4.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
6. 6.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
7. 7.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) patients (d) pedestrians
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
21. 21.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
22. 22.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
26. 26.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
27. 27.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
28. 28.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) talkative (d) silent
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
32. 32.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
33. 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
35. 35.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
36. 36.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
37. 37.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) impossible (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
39. 39.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) audible
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible

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