One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 790 · 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 doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
3. 3.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
6. 6.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
9. 9.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
10. 10.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
11. 11.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
12. 12.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
13. 13.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) miser
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
20. 20.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot
21. 21.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
22. 22.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
26. 26.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
27. 27.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) singer (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
29. 29.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
32. 32.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
33. 33.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
34. 34.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
35. 35.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
36. 36.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
37. 37.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
39. 39.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology

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