One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 798 · 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 cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) illegal
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
4. 4.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
12. 12.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
13. 13.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
14. 14.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
21. 21.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
22. 22.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) owner (d) expert
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
30. 30.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
31. 31.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
37. 37.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) novice (d) amateur
40. 40.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger

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