One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 90 · 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 makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
2. 2.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
3. 3.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
4. 4.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
6. 6.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) novice (d) beginner
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) singer (d) poet
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
19. 19.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
23. 23.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
25. 25.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
26. 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
27. 27.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
30. 30.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) patriot
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) patients
32. 32.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
35. 35.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
36. 36.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
39. 39.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum

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