One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 258 · 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) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
2. 2.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
7. 7.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
10. 10.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
12. 12.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
14. 14.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
16. 16.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
20. 20.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) stadium (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
25. 25.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
26. 26.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
30. 30.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
34. 34.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
35. 35.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
36. 36.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
39. 39.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
40. 40.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual

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