One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 652 · 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 hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
2. 2.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
4. 4.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) hospital
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
8. 8.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
11. 11.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
12. 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
16. 16.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
17. 17.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
20. 20.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
21. 21.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
22. 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) aquarium (d) kennel
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
27. 27.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
28. 28.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
31. 31.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) miser
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
37. 37.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century

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