One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 268 · 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: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
2. 2.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
5. 5.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
6. 6.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) patient
7. 7.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
8. 8.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
10. 10.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
11. 11.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
12. 12.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) owner (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
17. 17.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
18. 18.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
21. 21.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
22. 22.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) expert
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
24. 24.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
25. 25.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
26. 26.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
27. 27.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
30. 30.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
34. 34.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary

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