One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 171 · 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 word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
2. 2.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
4. 4.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
5. 5.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
9. 9.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
16. 16.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
17. 17.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
19. 19.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
20. 20.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
25. 25.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
26. 26.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) thief (d) donor
27. 27.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
31. 31.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) library (d) aquarium
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
33. 33.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
34. 34.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
36. 36.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
38. 38.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian

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