One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 46 · 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 travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) granary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
6. 6.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
8. 8.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
9. 9.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
11. 11.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
13. 13.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
16. 16.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
20. 20.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
28. 28.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
29. 29.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
36. 36.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
38. 38.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor

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