One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 740 · 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 makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
2. 2.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
3. 3.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
8. 8.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
9. 9.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
11. 11.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
14. 14.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) painter (d) tailor
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
18. 18.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) thief (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
20. 20.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
21. 21.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
23. 23.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
32. 32.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) victim
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
36. 36.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) incorrect
38. 38.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
39. 39.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium

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