One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 457 · 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: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
2. 2.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
4. 4.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
6. 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
13. 13.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
15. 15.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
17. 17.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
21. 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
23. 23.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) incorrect
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
34. 34.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
35. 35.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
36. 36.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
37. 37.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
38. 38.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
40. 40.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor

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