One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 716 · 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 walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
2. 2.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
4. 4.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
7. 7.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) miser
10. 10.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
11. 11.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
12. 12.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
15. 15.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
17. 17.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) amateur (d) beginner
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
24. 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) scientist
28. 28.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) judge
29. 29.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
32. 32.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
34. 34.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
40. 40.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) veteran (d) expert

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