One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 519 · 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 sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
2. 2.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
3. 3.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
5. 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
11. 11.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
12. 12.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer
13. 13.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) geography
14. 14.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
15. 15.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
17. 17.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
21. 21.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
23. 23.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
28. 28.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
36. 36.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
38. 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
39. 39.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist

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