One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 132 · 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 rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) driver (d) sailor
2. 2.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
3. 3.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
7. 7.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
10. 10.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
16. 16.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
21. 21.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) impossible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
26. 26.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
28. 28.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
35. 35.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
37. 37.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor

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