One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 147 · 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) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
6. 6.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
10. 10.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
11. 11.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
12. 12.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
13. 13.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inedible
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) biography
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
19. 19.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
23. 23.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
24. 24.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) museum (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
28. 28.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
30. 30.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
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 place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
35. 35.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
37. 37.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
38. 38.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
39. 39.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) dentist

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