One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 323 · 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 hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) hospital
4. 4.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
5. 5.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
10. 10.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
13. 13.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
17. 17.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
18. 18.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
19. 19.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) veteran (d) expert
20. 20.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
21. 21.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
22. 22.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
26. 26.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) driver (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
33. 33.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
36. 36.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
37. 37.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur

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