One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 328 · 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 garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
7. 7.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
8. 8.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) painter (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
17. 17.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
18. 18.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
19. 19.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
20. 20.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) illegal
21. 21.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
22. 22.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
26. 26.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) impossible
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) novel
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
31. 31.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) edible (d) fragile
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
34. 34.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
36. 36.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
37. 37.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
39. 39.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) novice (d) amateur
40. 40.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible

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