One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 780 · 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) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
4. 4.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) nurse
5. 5.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
6. 6.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
7. 7.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
8. 8.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) edible (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
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: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
20. 20.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
22. 22.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
23. 23.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
29. 29.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
31. 31.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
32. 32.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
34. 34.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
37. 37.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible

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