One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 975 · 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 sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
2. 2.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
3. 3.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
4. 4.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
5. 5.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) miser
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) geography (d) autobiography
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
10. 10.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
12. 12.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
15. 15.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
17. 17.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
21. 21.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
23. 23.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
25. 25.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
26. 26.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
27. 27.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot
28. 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
30. 30.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) crew (d) fleet
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) impossible
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
39. 39.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
40. 40.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography

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