One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 63 · 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) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
2. 2.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
3. 3.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
4. 4.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
10. 10.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
11. 11.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) beginner (d) veteran
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
14. 14.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
19. 19.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
30. 30.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
31. 31.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
33. 33.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
34. 34.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) incorrect
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) cashier
37. 37.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
38. 38.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
39. 39.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
40. 40.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible

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