One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 487 · 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 loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
5. 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
6. 6.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
7. 7.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) bank (d) museum
9. 9.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
10. 10.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
11. 11.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
12. 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
14. 14.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
20. 20.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
26. 26.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
29. 29.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
32. 32.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) aviary (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
35. 35.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) cinema (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) tourist (d) glutton
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
39. 39.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable

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