One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 226 · 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: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
6. 6.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
10. 10.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) legal (d) impossible
11. 11.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
13. 13.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
18. 18.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
19. 19.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
21. 21.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
23. 23.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
24. 24.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
26. 26.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
29. 29.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
39. 39.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) illegal

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