One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 669 · 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: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) patients
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
4. 4.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
6. 6.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) patient (d) nurse
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
9. 9.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
13. 13.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
14. 14.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
20. 20.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
21. 21.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
27. 27.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) crew (d) fleet
29. 29.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
32. 32.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
33. 33.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
38. 38.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
40. 40.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel

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