One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 355 · 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 loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
3. 3.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
11. 11.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
14. 14.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
15. 15.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
17. 17.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
21. 21.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
25. 25.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
31. 31.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) singer (d) poet
32. 32.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
33. 33.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
34. 34.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) veteran (d) beginner
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
40. 40.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist

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