One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 809 · 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 rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) driver
2. 2.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
3. 3.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
6. 6.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
8. 8.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
9. 9.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
10. 10.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
11. 11.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
13. 13.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
15. 15.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
17. 17.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
20. 20.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) beginner
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
27. 27.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
29. 29.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
32. 32.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
34. 34.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) diary (d) menu
35. 35.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
36. 36.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
39. 39.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) talkative (d) silent

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