One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 195 · 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 word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
3. 3.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
11. 11.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
14. 14.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) owner (d) expert
18. 18.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
22. 22.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
23. 23.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
24. 24.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
29. 29.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
30. 30.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
36. 36.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
40. 40.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary

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