One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 434 · 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) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
3. 3.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
4. 4.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
8. 8.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
9. 9.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
13. 13.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illiterate
14. 14.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
15. 15.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
16. 16.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
17. 17.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
20. 20.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
23. 23.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
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 place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
27. 27.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
30. 30.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) painter (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
38. 38.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber

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