One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 118 · 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 flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
2. 2.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
5. 5.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
6. 6.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) impossible
9. 9.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
10. 10.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
11. 11.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
13. 13.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
17. 17.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
18. 18.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) cashier
20. 20.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
22. 22.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) scientist
29. 29.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
33. 33.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible
38. 38.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
40. 40.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary

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