One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 860 · 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: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
2. 2.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
4. 4.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
7. 7.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
8. 8.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
12. 12.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
15. 15.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
17. 17.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
18. 18.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
19. 19.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) crew (d) herd
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
21. 21.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
22. 22.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
23. 23.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
27. 27.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
28. 28.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
35. 35.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
37. 37.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore

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