One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 788 · 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 betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) museum (d) orphanage
3. 3.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
4. 4.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
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: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) miser
16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
17. 17.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
26. 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) agenda (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
34. 34.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
36. 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) museum (d) bank
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
39. 39.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver

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