One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 815 · 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 day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
3. 3.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
5. 5.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
6. 6.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
9. 9.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
10. 10.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
13. 13.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) owner (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
15. 15.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) thief (d) donor
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
24. 24.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) bank (d) mint
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) glutton (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
27. 27.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
28. 28.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
31. 31.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
36. 36.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
37. 37.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
38. 38.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
40. 40.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage

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