One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 123 · 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 works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
3. 3.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
4. 4.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
5. 5.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
6. 6.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
7. 7.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
9. 9.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
17. 17.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative
20. 20.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
21. 21.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) edible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
24. 24.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
27. 27.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
32. 32.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
34. 34.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) crew (d) fleet
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
38. 38.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) famous
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary

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