One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 351 · 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: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
2. 2.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
3. 3.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) antonym
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
20. 20.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
21. 21.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
24. 24.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
25. 25.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
29. 29.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
31. 31.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
35. 35.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
37. 37.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
39. 39.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual

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