One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 129 · 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: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
2. 2.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
3. 3.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
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 walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
9. 9.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
10. 10.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
17. 17.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
18. 18.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
19. 19.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
20. 20.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) geologist
22. 22.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
23. 23.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
26. 26.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
29. 29.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
31. 31.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) owner (d) veteran
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers

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