One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 750 · 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: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
4. 4.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
7. 7.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
8. 8.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
13. 13.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) florist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
16. 16.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
20. 20.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
21. 21.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
23. 23.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
29. 29.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
31. 31.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
37. 37.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
38. 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist

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