One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 421 · 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 book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
4. 4.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
7. 7.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
9. 9.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
17. 17.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
23. 23.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
24. 24.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
28. 28.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
30. 30.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
32. 32.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
39. 39.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter

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