One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 774 · 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 eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
2. 2.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
3. 3.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
4. 4.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
6. 6.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
7. 7.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) patients
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
13. 13.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
14. 14.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
17. 17.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
23. 23.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
30. 30.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
32. 32.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
33. 33.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
35. 35.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
36. 36.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
37. 37.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) donor
40. 40.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo

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