One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 621 · 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: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
5. 5.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
6. 6.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
17. 17.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
18. 18.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) homophone
19. 19.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
20. 20.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
24. 24.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
25. 25.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
26. 26.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) dentist (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
31. 31.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
32. 32.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
33. 33.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
34. 34.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
36. 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
38. 38.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) donor
40. 40.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor

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