One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 859 · 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 is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
2. 2.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
3. 3.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
4. 4.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
5. 5.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
7. 7.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
9. 9.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
12. 12.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
14. 14.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
20. 20.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) suffix
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
23. 23.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
27. 27.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
29. 29.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) silent (d) talkative
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary

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