One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 319 · 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: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
5. 5.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aviary (d) aquarium
6. 6.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) library (d) orphanage
7. 7.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
9. 9.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) cashier (d) tailor
12. 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) prefix
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
17. 17.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
18. 18.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) bank (d) mint
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
23. 23.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
24. 24.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
25. 25.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
27. 27.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
28. 28.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
31. 31.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) crew
32. 32.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
33. 33.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
35. 35.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
36. 36.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
39. 39.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
40. 40.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible

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