One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 169 · 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 place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
2. 2.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
3. 3.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
5. 5.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
6. 6.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) edible (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) library (d) orphanage
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
12. 12.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
13. 13.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
16. 16.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
18. 18.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) impossible (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) florist
20. 20.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
21. 21.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
27. 27.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
29. 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
30. 30.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
33. 33.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
38. 38.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) borrower (d) donor

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