One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 71 · 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 does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
3. 3.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) impossible
4. 4.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
6. 6.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
7. 7.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) biography (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
11. 11.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
12. 12.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
18. 18.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
19. 19.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) kennel
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
22. 22.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
25. 25.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) expert (d) amateur
26. 26.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
27. 27.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
28. 28.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
31. 31.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
32. 32.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
34. 34.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
35. 35.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
37. 37.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary

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