One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 585 · 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 is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
2. 2.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
8. 8.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
10. 10.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
11. 11.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) impossible
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
14. 14.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
15. 15.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
27. 27.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
30. 30.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
31. 31.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
35. 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illegal
36. 36.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
40. 40.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography

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