One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 705 · 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 walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
2. 2.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
3. 3.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
6. 6.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
14. 14.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower
20. 20.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
23. 23.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
26. 26.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) impossible
28. 28.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
29. 29.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
32. 32.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
33. 33.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) cinema
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
39. 39.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
40. 40.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist

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