One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 272 · 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 book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
2. 2.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
3. 3.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
4. 4.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
6. 6.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
7. 7.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
14. 14.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
17. 17.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
18. 18.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
22. 22.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) optimist
23. 23.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) homophone
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
27. 27.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
32. 32.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
33. 33.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) edible (d) invisible
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary

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