One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 723 · 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: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
2. 2.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
5. 5.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
6. 6.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
10. 10.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
13. 13.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
18. 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
22. 22.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
23. 23.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
24. 24.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
27. 27.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
31. 31.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
33. 33.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
34. 34.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
35. 35.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
40. 40.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily

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