One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 503 · 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 mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
3. 3.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
7. 7.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
11. 11.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
12. 12.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
15. 15.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) talkative (d) literate
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
18. 18.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
19. 19.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
21. 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
26. 26.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
27. 27.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
30. 30.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
31. 31.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
38. 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
39. 39.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
40. 40.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms

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