One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 74 · 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 travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) homophone
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
9. 9.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
10. 10.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) diary (d) menu
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
12. 12.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
13. 13.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
16. 16.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
27. 27.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
28. 28.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
29. 29.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
31. 31.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
33. 33.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
37. 37.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library

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