One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 818 · 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 once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
6. 6.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
7. 7.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
12. 12.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
15. 15.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) edible (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
20. 20.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
27. 27.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
28. 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
33. 33.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
36. 36.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
37. 37.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
38. 38.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist

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