One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 681 · 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 speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
2. 2.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
11. 11.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
13. 13.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
16. 16.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
17. 17.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
18. 18.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
19. 19.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
24. 24.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
25. 25.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
31. 31.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
32. 32.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
34. 34.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
39. 39.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel

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