One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 993 · 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: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
4. 4.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
5. 5.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) stable
6. 6.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
7. 7.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
8. 8.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) novice
9. 9.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
13. 13.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
14. 14.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) crew (d) fleet
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
17. 17.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
25. 25.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
27. 27.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
28. 28.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
29. 29.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
31. 31.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
32. 32.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
35. 35.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
36. 36.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
38. 38.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
39. 39.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
40. 40.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum

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