One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 541 · 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 loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
3. 3.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
5. 5.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
7. 7.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
9. 9.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
10. 10.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
12. 12.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) suffix
18. 18.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
20. 20.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) expert (d) novice
21. 21.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
24. 24.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
25. 25.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
26. 26.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) thief (d) borrower
27. 27.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
29. 29.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
30. 30.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
31. 31.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
33. 33.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
34. 34.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
39. 39.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
40. 40.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium

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