One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 611 · 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 works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
2. 2.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) mint (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
6. 6.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
7. 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
9. 9.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
10. 10.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
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: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) library (d) orphanage
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
22. 22.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
23. 23.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) donor (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) carpenter
29. 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
31. 31.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
33. 33.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
36. 36.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
37. 37.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
38. 38.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) museum (d) library

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