1. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- sucessful
- successful
- succesful
- successfull
Answer: B) successful
Explanation: Double c, double s, one l at the end. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
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93 multiple-choice questions on English: One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.
2. One word for: one who cannot be corrected or reformed
- invincible
- indelible
- incorrigible
- incurable
Answer: C) incorrigible
Explanation: Incorrigible = cannot be reformed. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
3. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- guarentee
- guarante
- guarantee
- garantee
Answer: C) guarantee
Explanation: "gua-ran-tee". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
4. One word for: the study of insects
- anthropology
- ornithology
- etymology
- entomology
Answer: D) entomology
Explanation: Entomon = insect (etymology = origin of words). One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
5. One word for: a group of three novels or plays connected to each other
- triangle
- trilateral
- trinity
- trilogy
Answer: D) trilogy
Explanation: Tri (three) + logy. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
6. One word for: government by religious leaders
- autocracy
- democracy
- aristocracy
- theocracy
Answer: D) theocracy
Explanation: Theo = God. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
7. One word for: a person who leaves his own country to settle in another
- immigrant
- emigrant
- refugee
- tourist
Answer: B) emigrant
Explanation: One emigrates FROM a country. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
8. One word for: a place where dead bodies are kept
- sanatorium
- mortuary
- cemetery
- dispensary
Answer: B) mortuary
Explanation: Mort = death. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
9. "Omni-" in "omnipotent" means:
- many
- power
- one
- all
Answer: D) all
Explanation: Omni = all. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
10. The root "philo/phile" means:
- fight
- fear
- hate
- love
Answer: D) love
Explanation: Philosophy, bibliophile. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
11. One word for: one who walks in sleep
- insomniac
- pedestrian
- somnambulist
- nomad
Answer: C) somnambulist
Explanation: Somnus (sleep) + ambulare (walk). One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
12. One word for: fear of closed spaces
- hydrophobia
- acrophobia
- agoraphobia
- claustrophobia
Answer: D) claustrophobia
Explanation: Claustrum = closed place. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
13. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- parliamant
- parliament
- parlament
- parliment
Answer: B) parliament
Explanation: "par-lia-ment". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
14. The suffix "-cide" means:
- rule
- killing
- study
- love
Answer: B) killing
Explanation: Homicide, pesticide. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
15. One word for: the study of birds
- entomology
- ornithology
- zoology
- ichthyology
Answer: B) ornithology
Explanation: Ornith = bird. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
16. One word for: a lover of books
- bibliophile
- librarian
- philologist
- bibliography
Answer: A) bibliophile
Explanation: Biblio (book) + phile (lover). One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
17. One word for: dislike or fear of foreigners
- nyctophobia
- xenophobia
- acrophobia
- hydrophobia
Answer: B) xenophobia
Explanation: Xeno = foreigner. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
18. One word for: one who is all-powerful
- omnipresent
- omniscient
- powerful
- omnipotent
Answer: D) omnipotent
Explanation: Omni (all) + potent (powerful). One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
19. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- thresold
- treshold
- threshold
- threshhold
Answer: C) threshold
Explanation: Only one "h" in the middle. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
20. One word for: an act punishable by law
- sin
- vice
- error
- crime
Answer: D) crime
Explanation: Crime = act against the law. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
21. One word for: one who eats both plants and animals
- insectivorous
- herbivorous
- omnivorous
- carnivorous
Answer: C) omnivorous
Explanation: Omni = all. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
22. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- definitely
- definitly
- definately
- defenitely
Answer: A) definitely
Explanation: Ends in "-itely". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
23. One word for: the killing of one's brother
- infanticide
- matricide
- patricide
- fratricide
Answer: D) fratricide
Explanation: Frater = brother. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
24. One word for: government by a few powerful people
- anarchy
- oligarchy
- monarchy
- democracy
Answer: B) oligarchy
Explanation: Oligo = few. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
25. One word for: a collection of poems
- anthology
- bibliography
- biography
- dictionary
Answer: A) anthology
Explanation: Anthology = collection of literary pieces. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
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