One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 770 · 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 walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
2. 2.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) victim
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
7. 7.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) novice
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
14. 14.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
18. 18.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) geography
20. 20.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
21. 21.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
23. 23.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
24. 24.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
25. 25.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
28. 28.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) cashier
29. 29.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
30. 30.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) granary (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) patient (d) surgeon
36. 36.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
39. 39.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist

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