One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 358 · 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 place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
6. 6.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
7. 7.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
9. 9.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
10. 10.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
16. 16.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
22. 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
27. 27.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
34. 34.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
36. 36.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
37. 37.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
38. 38.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
40. 40.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner

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