One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 663 · 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 flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
2. 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer
3. 3.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
4. 4.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
8. 8.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
12. 12.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) diary (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) library
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
21. 21.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
22. 22.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
23. 23.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
24. 24.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
25. 25.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
29. 29.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
31. 31.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
34. 34.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
38. 38.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
39. 39.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician

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