One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 271 · 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) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
4. 4.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
6. 6.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
10. 10.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
12. 12.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
14. 14.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower
15. 15.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
17. 17.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
18. 18.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
19. 19.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
20. 20.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) expert (d) beginner
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
22. 22.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
23. 23.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
24. 24.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
26. 26.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
27. 27.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
29. 29.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) flexible
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
34. 34.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
38. 38.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
40. 40.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography

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