One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 48 · 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 rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) illegal
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
6. 6.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
9. 9.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
11. 11.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
12. 12.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) hospital
16. 16.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
21. 21.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) beginner
27. 27.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
28. 28.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
29. 29.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
30. 30.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
31. 31.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) scientist
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
33. 33.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
35. 35.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
40. 40.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly

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