One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 456 · 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 writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
8. 8.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
11. 11.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
12. 12.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
14. 14.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
17. 17.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
21. 21.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
22. 22.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
29. 29.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) museum (d) bank
30. 30.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
33. 33.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
35. 35.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
36. 36.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
37. 37.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
38. 38.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible

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