One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 120 · 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 period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
2. 2.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) library (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
7. 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
9. 9.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
10. 10.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) driver
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) victim
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
19. 19.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
20. 20.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
24. 24.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
25. 25.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
26. 26.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
28. 28.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) hospital
30. 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
33. 33.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
34. 34.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
38. 38.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter

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