One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 596 · 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 gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief
2. 2.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
6. 6.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
7. 7.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
9. 9.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
13. 13.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
18. 18.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
19. 19.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
21. 21.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) library
22. 22.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
27. 27.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
31. 31.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
34. 34.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
35. 35.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
36. 36.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
37. 37.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
38. 38.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
39. 39.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) optimist

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