One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 773 · 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) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
2. 2.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
8. 8.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
11. 11.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
13. 13.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
14. 14.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
15. 15.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
19. 19.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
20. 20.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
25. 25.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) library
27. 27.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
29. 29.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) surgeon
30. 30.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
34. 34.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
35. 35.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) donor (d) thief
36. 36.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
39. 39.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer

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