One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 672 · 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) miser (b) donor (c) tourist (d) glutton
2. 2.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
4. 4.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
8. 8.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
9. 9.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
10. 10.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) stable
11. 11.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
15. 15.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
18. 18.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
20. 20.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
21. 21.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
22. 22.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
23. 23.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
26. 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
28. 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) expert (d) novice
30. 30.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
31. 31.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
32. 32.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
33. 33.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
34. 34.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) owner (d) expert
35. 35.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible

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