One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 568 · 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 group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) beginner (d) amateur
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
8. 8.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
11. 11.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
12. 12.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) patients (d) pedestrians
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
17. 17.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
20. 20.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
25. 25.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
26. 26.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
27. 27.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
29. 29.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
36. 36.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
37. 37.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
38. 38.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
39. 39.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate

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