One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 532 · 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) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
2. 2.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
4. 4.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
7. 7.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
13. 13.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
15. 15.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
16. 16.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
17. 17.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
21. 21.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
22. 22.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
25. 25.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) traitor
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) surgeon
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
34. 34.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
35. 35.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
40. 40.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary

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