One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 305 · 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 sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
6. 6.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
12. 12.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
13. 13.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
16. 16.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
19. 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
22. 22.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
23. 23.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) aviary
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) diary (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
35. 35.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
37. 37.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
38. 38.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist

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