One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 10 · 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 person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) tailor (d) singer
2. 2.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
6. 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
9. 9.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
13. 13.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
17. 17.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
21. 21.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) driver
22. 22.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
23. 23.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) zoo
25. 25.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
28. 28.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
29. 29.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
32. 32.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
34. 34.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
36. 36.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist

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