One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 192 · 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 group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) crew
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
3. 3.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) victim
9. 9.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
12. 12.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
14. 14.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
15. 15.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
17. 17.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) glutton (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
20. 20.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
21. 21.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
23. 23.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
26. 26.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
31. 31.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
32. 32.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
38. 38.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) donor (d) thief
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
40. 40.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot

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