One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 759 · 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 is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
2. 2.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
6. 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
8. 8.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
9. 9.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
10. 10.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
11. 11.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
12. 12.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
16. 16.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
20. 20.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
23. 23.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
25. 25.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
26. 26.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
27. 27.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
28. 28.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
31. 31.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
33. 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
38. 38.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography

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