One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 231 · 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 visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
4. 4.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
6. 6.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
7. 7.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
9. 9.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
12. 12.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
14. 14.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
17. 17.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) novel
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
27. 27.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
28. 28.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
29. 29.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
30. 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) visitor
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist

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