One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 432 · 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 sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
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 makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) literate (d) silent
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) geologist
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
18. 18.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
20. 20.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
21. 21.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
23. 23.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
24. 24.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
28. 28.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
34. 34.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir

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