One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 310 · 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 sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
2. 2.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
3. 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
4. 4.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
6. 6.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
8. 8.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
14. 14.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
20. 20.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
21. 21.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
24. 24.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
25. 25.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
28. 28.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
29. 29.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
33. 33.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
34. 34.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
38. 38.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) amateur (d) novice

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