One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 106 · 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: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
5. 5.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
6. 6.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) jockey
9. 9.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
11. 11.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
13. 13.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
16. 16.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
19. 19.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
20. 20.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
21. 21.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
23. 23.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
32. 32.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
33. 33.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
34. 34.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
40. 40.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver

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