One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 736 · 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: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
7. 7.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) aquarium
8. 8.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
12. 12.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
13. 13.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
18. 18.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
22. 22.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
25. 25.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
27. 27.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illegal
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
31. 31.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
32. 32.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
33. 33.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
34. 34.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) impossible
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist

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