One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 963 · 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: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) patients (d) pedestrians
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
3. 3.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
4. 4.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) biologist
6. 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
15. 15.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
16. 16.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
18. 18.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
19. 19.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
21. 21.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
27. 27.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) optimist
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
30. 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
31. 31.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
33. 33.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
34. 34.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
39. 39.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
40. 40.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual

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