One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 92 · 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: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
6. 6.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
7. 7.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
8. 8.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
11. 11.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) library
14. 14.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
15. 15.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
16. 16.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) herd (d) fleet
19. 19.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
25. 25.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
26. 26.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
27. 27.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) patient (d) nurse
28. 28.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
29. 29.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
30. 30.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
40. 40.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor

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