One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 999 · 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: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
3. 3.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) granary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
10. 10.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
14. 14.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
16. 16.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
20. 20.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
26. 26.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
27. 27.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) hospital
28. 28.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
31. 31.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) driver
33. 33.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
37. 37.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
40. 40.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor

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