One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 465 · 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 cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
13. 13.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
15. 15.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
16. 16.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
18. 18.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
19. 19.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) patients
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
22. 22.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
23. 23.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
25. 25.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
27. 27.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
28. 28.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
35. 35.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) prefix
36. 36.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
39. 39.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight

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