One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 37 · 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 speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
3. 3.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
4. 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
6. 6.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) hospital
7. 7.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
10. 10.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
11. 11.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
12. 12.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
18. 18.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) library (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
21. 21.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) stable
22. 22.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
23. 23.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
28. 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
33. 33.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
34. 34.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
36. 36.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
40. 40.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder