One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 307 · 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) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief
4. 4.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) suffix
6. 6.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
7. 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
10. 10.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
11. 11.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) zoo
12. 12.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) museum (d) library
13. 13.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
20. 20.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
25. 25.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
26. 26.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
27. 27.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
28. 28.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
29. 29.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
33. 33.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
35. 35.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) library (d) aquarium
36. 36.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
39. 39.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist

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