One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 738 · 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: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
4. 4.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
8. 8.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) edible
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
16. 16.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
17. 17.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
21. 21.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
22. 22.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
23. 23.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
26. 26.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) diary (d) agenda
30. 30.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) crew (d) herd
31. 31.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
34. 34.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
36. 36.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
37. 37.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
40. 40.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary

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