One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 228 · 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 loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
3. 3.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
4. 4.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
5. 5.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
7. 7.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
8. 8.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
9. 9.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
17. 17.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
22. 22.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
25. 25.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) judge
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
29. 29.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
30. 30.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
32. 32.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
33. 33.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
34. 34.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
36. 36.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
37. 37.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
38. 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary

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