One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 764 · 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: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
3. 3.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
5. 5.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
6. 6.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
7. 7.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
8. 8.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) jockey
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
15. 15.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
18. 18.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
20. 20.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) museum (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
35. 35.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
36. 36.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
38. 38.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) kennel

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