One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 902 · 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: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) illegal
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
8. 8.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) novice
11. 11.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
12. 12.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
13. 13.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
15. 15.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
18. 18.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
19. 19.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) homophone
20. 20.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
21. 21.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
23. 23.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
27. 27.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
30. 30.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
31. 31.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
36. 36.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) patriot
37. 37.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) agenda (d) diary
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) victim

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