One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 700 · 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 word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) incorrect
3. 3.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
4. 4.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
7. 7.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) painter (d) singer
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
9. 9.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
13. 13.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
15. 15.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
16. 16.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
17. 17.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
25. 25.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
26. 26.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
28. 28.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
32. 32.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
33. 33.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
40. 40.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler

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