One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 921 · 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 book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
3. 3.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
5. 5.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
15. 15.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
16. 16.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) surgeon
17. 17.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
18. 18.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
20. 20.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
24. 24.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
26. 26.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) crew
29. 29.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
31. 31.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
34. 34.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
36. 36.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illegal
39. 39.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester

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