One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 84 · 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 visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
3. 3.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
4. 4.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
7. 7.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
10. 10.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
11. 11.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
13. 13.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
15. 15.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
18. 18.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
21. 21.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) impossible
24. 24.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
27. 27.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
28. 28.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
29. 29.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
32. 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) audible
33. 33.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
35. 35.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
36. 36.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
38. 38.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
39. 39.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) painter (d) singer
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight

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