One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 311 · 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 writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) museum (d) mint
5. 5.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
10. 10.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
15. 15.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) aviary (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
18. 18.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
19. 19.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) expert (d) veteran
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
22. 22.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
23. 23.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
24. 24.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
25. 25.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
26. 26.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
27. 27.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) biography (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
35. 35.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible

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