One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 314 · 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: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
2. 2.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
6. 6.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) nurse
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
10. 10.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
13. 13.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
18. 18.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
22. 22.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
27. 27.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
28. 28.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
32. 32.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
33. 33.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
34. 34.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
35. 35.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
38. 38.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary
39. 39.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
40. 40.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illiterate

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