One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 536 · 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: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
2. 2.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
3. 3.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
5. 5.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) sailor
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
7. 7.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
13. 13.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) edible (d) fragile
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
16. 16.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
21. 21.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
23. 23.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
25. 25.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
27. 27.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
28. 28.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) synonym
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
34. 34.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
36. 36.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
38. 38.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
39. 39.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore

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