One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 513 · 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 place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
6. 6.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
11. 11.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
13. 13.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
14. 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
16. 16.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
18. 18.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) museum (d) mint
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
22. 22.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
25. 25.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
26. 26.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
27. 27.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
28. 28.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
29. 29.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
32. 32.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
34. 34.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
35. 35.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography

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