One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 540 · 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 sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
2. 2.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
5. 5.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) granary (d) library
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
9. 9.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
10. 10.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
16. 16.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
19. 19.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
21. 21.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
26. 26.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
27. 27.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
31. 31.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
33. 33.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
34. 34.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
35. 35.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative

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