One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 45 · 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 walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
2. 2.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
3. 3.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) expert
7. 7.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
8. 8.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
9. 9.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
12. 12.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
14. 14.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
15. 15.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
18. 18.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
19. 19.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
21. 21.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
25. 25.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) aquarium (d) kennel
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
30. 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
31. 31.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
32. 32.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
36. 36.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
39. 39.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler

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