One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 139 · 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 loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
4. 4.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
6. 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
9. 9.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
12. 12.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
13. 13.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
15. 15.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) expert
16. 16.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
18. 18.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
19. 19.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
21. 21.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
25. 25.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
26. 26.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) glutton (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
29. 29.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
30. 30.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
31. 31.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
33. 33.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
34. 34.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
37. 37.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
38. 38.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
40. 40.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix

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