One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 240 · 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 hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) novice
3. 3.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
4. 4.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) semester
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) carpenter
10. 10.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
15. 15.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
16. 16.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
18. 18.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) driver
26. 26.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
27. 27.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
28. 28.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
29. 29.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
32. 32.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) biologist
36. 36.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
37. 37.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
38. 38.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
40. 40.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily

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